Glasgow Film Festival 2026 Dispatch
Matin Cheung casts his eye over four offerings from the recent Glasgow Film Festival
The Wizard of the Kremlin
If you’re really interested in modern Russia read the book behind the film
New Releases
The Wizard of the Kremlin
If you’re really interested in modern Russia read the book behind the film
California Schemin’
Breakneck Scottish take on the standard rise and fall tale makes for a fine directorial debut for James McAvory
Live a Little
Interesting debut whose nuanced take on a tough subject ultimately slightly hampers it dramatically
Hen
Nico Scheeper’s surreal folk horror is a beautiful danse macabre choreographed to its own unique rhythm
A Place for Her
Exceptional debut celebrates the vital work of a women’s support centre with narrative skill and a message of hope
“Wuthering Heights”
Emerald Fennell’s sweaty adaptation is a trainwreck, but a strangely watchable one
Redux Redux
Intelligent sci-fi thriller investigates grief and vengeance through an impressively grounded multiverse
DVDs
Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026 Dispatch
Impressive series of films dealing with trauma makes the ordinary extraordinary
The Richest Woman in the World
An ambitious premise reduced to melodramatic clichés
