Illustration by Thomas Durham. The year began with The Shape of Water and ended with the cinematic debut of Aquaman while in-between was a veritable ocean of variously challenging, unconventional, intelligent and rousingly entertaining features – plus the floating turd of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. The convergence of the global media landscape continued apace as…
On a drab tiled floor, a bucket of mop-water is sloshed down a drain; in a moment of unexpected repose, the puddle reflects a window on the world above as a plane glides overhead, visualising a dichotomy between a world of wealthy jetsetters and the more sedate world of the earthbound and the domestic. The…
Eleven months since its Sundance Festival debut, the audaciously high-concept comedy Sorry To Bother You – written and directed by progressive rapper Boots Riley in his feature film debut – has finally arrived in the UK, capping off a banner year for black filmmakers after Jordan Peele’s Oscar win for Get Out, and the phenomenal…
Andy Serkis, known best for his highly acclaimed motion-capture work on the Lord of Rings and Planet of the Apes series' takes a spot in the director’s seat for his own live-action adaptation of the Jungle Book story Stripping itself of The Jungle Book name, Mowgli follows the titular character (Rohan Chand) as he attempts to survive…
Academy award winning director Steve McQueen and Gone Girl writer, Gillian Flynn team up for a star studded heist film that’s a little formulaic, but takes an interesting look at U.S. politics and the social landscape of modern Chicago. After the deaths of their husbands in a heist gone wrong, four women (Viola Davis, Michelle…
I caught up with Professor Tony Pollard near his University of Glasgow office to talk about his work in film & television and his role as historical advisor on Netflix’s big new release, Outlaw King. GC: Perhaps you could tell me about your roles as a historical advisor and how you got started. TP: I…
Based on the memoir by Garrard Conley, Joel Edgerton’s Boy Erased is another powerful milestone for the LGBTQ community as it touches on not only internal conflict, but the awful process known as conversion therapy that many are still subject to. The film follows the renamed Jared (Lucas Hedges) as he struggles to understand his…
