3 young people living in Scotland joined together by their love of music and whimsy. Eve (Emily Browning) has mental health problems and writes songs to escape to a different world. She meets James (Olly Alexander) who is a guitarist and unlikely lifeguard. Together they use music to work through the trials of being early twenty-somethings. Continue reading
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Attila Marcel
Paul (Guillaume Gouix) is a sweet unassuming man-child in his 30s who lives with his aunties and plays piano in their dance studio. He hasn’t said a word since he saw his parents untimely death whilst a toddler. Continue reading
Locke
Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) is a supposed everyman, works hard and has a wife and family. On the eve of a major career accomplishment he makes a decision that will pretty much explode his whole happy set up. Continue reading
Finding Vivian Maier
In 2007 John Maloof bid on a box of negatives looking for some photos to accompany a history book he was writing, what he unwittingly discovered was some of the work of an unknown street photographer called Vivian Maier. Continue reading
Obvious Child
Donna (Jenny Slate) is a late 20s stand-up comic with a day job in a bookstore, the film begins with her boyfriend dumping her in the toilets of the bar she does her routines in. As part of her recovery she at some point does the natural thing; gets drunk with a nice looking bloke (Max played with wry face pulling by Jake Lacey) and has a one night stand. Continue reading
The Dog
This documentary is about John Wojtowicz; who? The guy that Al Pacino played in Dog Day Afternoon (and if you are still asking who? stop reading this and go rent it right now).
John is famous for holding up a bank to pay for his lover’s sex change operation – and playing up to the media and the police the whole time. Continue reading
Vessel
Dr. Rebecca Gomperts sails a ship around the world, providing abortions at sea for women with no legal alternative. Because the ship is registered in a country where abortion is legal, Norway, as long as she moors in international waters she can offer women from countries where abortion is illegal or difficult to access the ability to take control of their own lives and fertility. Continue reading
All This Mayhem
If you only go to see one documentary this year this should be the one. It’s not just the sweeping cinematic grace that Eddie Martin has instilled in the look of the film but also the narrative arc of the story which is akin to a Shakespeare play. Continue reading
Pulp: a Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets
This is a bit of a love letter to Pulp and Sheffield. It’s funny and quirky and there are quite minimal talking heads with the band members themselves. Continue reading
Frank
Jon (Domhnall Gleeson) spends his days living with his parents in a no mark small town tweeting his lunch to his 18 followers dreaming of a new life as a rock star. A chance encounter finds him living in a remote farmhouse in Ireland recording an album with the enigmatic Frank (Michael Fassbender) and his avant-garde band. Continue reading
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