Berlinale 2021: I'M YOUR MAN
Berlinale 2021: I’M YOUR MAN

Irresistibly charming, I’m Your Man needs no beeps and boops and tiring gimmicks to convey the abyss between man vs machine.

Glasgow Film Festival 2021: DA CAPO
Glasgow Film Festival 2021: DA CAPO

A contender for feel-good film of the year, De Capo follows a musician returning home, where he’s torn between his music and the kids he inspires.

Glasgow Film Festival 2021: SHORTA
Glasgow Film Festival 2021: SHORTA

Shorta is a timely and thrilling actioner with its plot of police brutality and ultimately its message an important one to hear.

TOM & JERRY: A Gross Imposter
TOM & JERRY: A Gross Imposter

Full of unfunny human characters and a plot that doesn’t even involve its iconic animal characters, Tom & Jerry is a gross miscalculation.

Glasgow Film Festival 2021: MY WONDERFUL WANDA
Glasgow Film Festival 2021: MY WONDERFUL WANDA

My Wonderful Wanda is a fun film with moments of genuine humour and insight making make it worth the watch.

Glasgow Film Festival 2021: RIDERS OF JUSTICE
Glasgow Film Festival 2021: RIDERS OF JUSTICE

Underneath all the comedy and action are moments of real heart and pathos, Riders of Justice manages to balance its brand of pitch-black humour and gore.

WATERMELON MAN: Debunking the White Moderate
WATERMELON MAN: Debunking the White Moderate

It was a minor miracle, and in great part attributable to Van Peebles, that Watermelon Man turned into such a masterpiece.

Glasgow Film Festival 2021: CREATION STORIES
Glasgow Film Festival 2021: CREATION STORIES

Creation Stories will appeal most to those with an interest in 90s pop culture as it is unabashedly content to revel in those memories.

Glasgow Film Festival 2021: THE MAURITANIAN
Glasgow Film Festival 2021: THE MAURITANIAN

What we’re given is far more surface-level than it should be, and unfortunately doesn’t add as much to the conversation as it perhaps thinks it does.

I CARE A LOT: Rosamund Pike Is Strikingly Salacious
I CARE A LOT: Rosamund Pike Is Strikingly Salacious

I Care A Lot suffers from a tonal shift, is still prevalent enough that the film is entertaining and enlightening all the way through.

THE VIGIL: Your Watch Has Begun
THE VIGIL: Your Watch Has Begun

The Vigil finds success in its intricate and delicate layering of its narrative, giving time for viewers to digest each tidbit given.

21st CENTURY JAPAN: FILMS FROM 2001-2020: Highlights from the Screening Series
21st CENTURY JAPAN: FILMS FROM 2001-2020: Highlights from the Screening Series

Here are highlights from the inaugural ACA Cinema Project online film series, 21st Century Japan: Films from 2001-2020.

THE COLUMNIST: Effective, But Muddled
THE COLUMNIST: Effective, But Muddled

The Columnist is an effective thriller about one woman’s revenge against her online abusers, but it lacks deeper meaning.

PREPARATIONS TO BE TOGETHER FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME: A Game of ‘He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not’
PREPARATIONS TO BE TOGETHER FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME: A Game of ‘He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not’

Like its title suggests, it is a peculiar tale that lives on its frustrating evocation of the ambiguity of love.

ALICE FADES AWAY: An Easy Watch That Will Fade From Memory
ALICE FADES AWAY: An Easy Watch That Will Fade From Memory

While Alice Fades Away maintains your attention, there is a certain spark missing throughout its core, leaving it enjoyable but far from memorable.