GFF22 Microreviews
A mini round-up of more films from this year’s Glasgow Film Festival programme.
Casablanca Beats
Nabil Ayouch’s fictionalised take on the true story of Moroccan kids who discover rap music at a youth club may have worked better as a documentary.
Silent Land
Agnieszka Woszczynska’s debut film follows a Polish couple’s trip to a rural part of coastal Italy that quickly becomes a holiday from hell.
Red Rocket
Sean Baker’s latest film sees ex-pornstar Mikey Sabre return to his hometown after a twenty-year stint in LA. In a sure-to-be career reviving performance, Simon Rex’s Sabre (steady on) searches for the next hustle that will let him leave small-town Texas for good.
The Worst Person in the World
Joachim Trier’s odyssey through four years of the life of Julie - a near-thirty-year-old woman struggling with an internal battle about what she wants from adult life - will resonate with every young person who watches it.
My Old School
Jono McLeod’s documentary about the ‘Peter Pan of Bearsden Academy’ is hilarious and oddly heart-warming.
The Outfit
This year’s Glasgow Film Festival launches with the UK premiere of Graham Moore’s fun crime caper about a tailor in 1950s Chicago who becomes embroiled in a mob conspiracy.