Glasgow Film Festival 2013: ‘The Sex of the Angels’ is shallow, witless and rather insufferable
The Sex of the Angels Written by Ana Maroto Directed by Xavier Villaverde Spain/Brazil, 2012 The Sex of the Angels concerns Bruno (Llorenç González) and…
Glasgow Film Festival 2013: ‘Wonder Women!’ is an entertaining assessment of fictional heroines from the 40s to now
Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines Directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan USA, 2012 Though its namesake is derived from perhaps the most famous of…
Glasgow Film Festival 2013: ‘After Lucia’ is a discomforting, great work
After Lucia Written and directed by Michel Franco Mexico/France, 2012 Following the death of his wife, Roberto (Hernán Mendoza) moves to Mexico City for a…
British anti-rom-com ‘I Give It a Year’ is excruciatingly awful
I Give It a Year Written and directed by Dan Mazer UK, 2013 Coming from frequent Sacha Baron Cohen collaborator Dan Mazer, a supposed intent…
Highlights of the upcoming Glasgow Film Festival
Running from February 14th to the 24th, the 2013 installment of the increasingly popular Glasgow Film Festival marks its ninth incarnation. Advertised as a festival…
Despite Walter Hill at the helm, ‘Bullet to the Head’ is a bore
Bullet to the Head Written by Alessandro Camon Directed by Walter Hill USA, 2012 Bullet to the Head marks Walter Hill’s return to feature film…
‘The Impossible’ makes for uncomfortable viewing, though not always appropriately so
The Impossible Written by Sergio G. Sànchez Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona Spain, 2012 Based around the Boxing Day tsunami that struck South East Asia…
‘Jack Reacher’ is a very enjoyable, stripped-back thriller
Jack Reacher Written for the screen and directed by Christopher McQuarrie USA, 2012 Jack Reacher opens with a point-of-view sniper sequence in which a lone…
‘Killing Them Softly’ is an enthralling crime film of furious execution
Killing Them Softly Written for the screen and directed by Andrew Dominik USA, 2012 Set against the backdrop of the 2008 US election, chunks of…
French Film Festival UK: ‘Ernest & Celestine’ is a beautifully realised delight
Ernest & Celestine Written by Daniel Pennac Directed by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner France, 2012 Based on Belgian author Gabrielle Vincent’s children’s…
French Film Festival UK: Woody Allen-loving ‘Paris-Manhattan’ is under-realised
Paris-Manhattan Written and directed by Sophie Lellouche France, 2012 Concerning a Woody Allen obsessive, Paris-Manhattan borrows a central conceit from one of the man’s most…
‘Rust and Bone’ is a risible foray into melodramatic, soap opera excess
Rust and Bone Written by Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain Directed by Jacques Audiard France/Belgium, 2012 After a strong first act with engaging moral suspense…
