I’m the Film & TV Editor for the Glasgow Guardian.
I write about film and culture as a whole, specifically international cinema and new releases.
From Edinburgh originally, I’m a first year Film & TV student with a real passion for all things cinema.
Last updated: 09/02/2024
Rising Tide: Art and Environment in Oceania, on display at the National Museum of Scotland, maps out a not-so-distant future for our planet A deep blue hue and the sound of the ocean splashing onto the shore welcome me into the exhibition. It’s a Saturday morning so I have the
Wim Wenders’ introspective feature was nominated for Best International feature film at the Oscars this year. How many bad days have you had? Probably quite a lot. You’re probably thinking about a recent bad day right now. Okay, on the reverse of that – how many good days have you
Viggo Mortensen’s second endeavour as director has landed him and his film at the Glasgow Film Festival. A woman on her deathbed sheds her last tear as the light leaves her eyes. A man – presumably her husband – checks for her pulse and upon finding none, closes her eyes
Rose Glass’ Sundance stunner graces Glasgow screens for it’s UK premiere. Humans are scared of the dark because we’re scared of what could be hiding there, of the horror our imagination cooks up for us; conversely, we’re scared of ourselves, of what we can become. Enter Albuquerque, New Mexico; flat
In Andew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers, memories, grief, and queer love combine as one. Can we live in the past forever? When is it time to let go? Can we ever? These are all questions All of Us Strangers attempts to answer (or at least ponder). All of Us
With a variety of films premiering, the GFF is a must for any and all fans of cinema. Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) returns for its 20th anniversary, this year running from 28 February to 10 March. Hosted at the Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT), which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this
How long is too long for a film’s runtime? Is there even a limit? I recently watched Edward Yang’s incredible Yi Yi, a lengthy tale documenting an upper middle class Taipei family in the 90’s. For three hours, I was part of the family itself, there to watch their failings
The very best films of last year, from Poor Things to Oppenheimer. 2023 has been a monumental year for cinema—both in the industry as well as the sheer volume of excellent films that have been released. I’ve had a great year digesting all the new releases—from Cocaine Bear to The
From The Secret History to American Psycho, meet some of literature’s most infamous narrators Narrators in fiction aren’t always entirely trustworthy. Whether they mean it or not, the unreliable narrator is a cornerstone of psychological thrillers and dark academia alike, because of their ability to misguide a reader and to
The first rule of Fight Club is that you don’t talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is that you don’t talk about Fight Club. 24 years on since its UK release, David Fincher’s Fight Club remains one of those films. Divisive, clever and a certified cult
