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…
Illustration by Thomas Durham. Ah October, the month when horror is under the spotlight and everyone is searching for something scary to watch. This October however, is a little more special, marking the 50th anniversary of George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead. So much more than just another movie anniversary, this film is a landmark…
Last Friday I ventured to Edinburgh's Omni Vue to attend Outlaw King's all-important Scottish premiere, catching up with the cast as well as director David Mackenzie and producer Gillian Berrie. Outlaw King is Netflix's newest big-budget historical epic, depicting the tale of Robert the Bruce. Bruce's story takes place in 14th century Scotland, straight after…
Bringing one of the most beloved and influential horror films back to the big screen is clearly no easy task, but Blumhouse Productions and director David Gordon Green make it look easy with their new addition to the Halloween franchise. Fans of the slasher genre have been waiting for a strong film that could possibly…
Jesus H. Christ. I mean… When Auguste and Louis Lumière held the first demonstration of moving images developed with their Cinematograph projection device at the Salon Indien du Grand Café in Paris in 1895, who could have imagined it would take until 2018, over a century later, for the art-form of film to be perfected, when,…
What’s better than a good old-fashioned mystery, right? The thrill of a story that has you constantly on the edge of your seat as you second guess everything, until the reveal of a deeper aspect of a character you thought was good all along changes your whole view. That sense of a smooth ride until…
