3rd March 2024
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 and turns to look out ...
28th February 2024
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 plains under a dusty sky ...
27th February 2024
The best-selling author on imposter syndrome, writing villains, and declaring love. In the middle of Emily Henry’s Book Lovers we find the following line: “I return to work and Libby turns her focus to a Mhairi McFarlane novel, gasping and laughing so regularly and loudly that, finally, Charlie’s gruff voice calls from the other room, ...
26th February 2024
Artemisia Gentileschi’s 1620 painting Judith Slaying Holofernes is still as relevant as ever I am a trans man; however, speaking of my relationship with femininity seems to still be relevant as a result of performing it for almost as long as I’ve been conscious. As a teenager, I too have given in to truly believing ...
16th February 2024
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 Strangers centres on Adam (Andrew ...
16th February 2024
Bella Baxter is unlike any other female character before her. The silver screen has seen a whole bandwidth of female performances – from the charming girl-next-door to the damsel-in-distress, to girl bosses and women-in-action performing stunts. Bella Baxter, the lead character of Yorgos Lanthimos’s film Poor Things, does not fit into any particular category. She ...
15th February 2024
A trip into the alternative reality of unreleased music. While leaked music isn’t anything new, the digital age has made sharing it much easier, making artists much more vulnerable to musical theft. This can have detrimental effects on the artist, as it is often work that is unfinished, being ruined as a result of being ...
15th February 2024
Our culture editor, Morgan, delves into the depths of music for a list of insane recommendations. Just look at that album cover. What are you expecting to hear when you press play? This is the last studio album by cult prog/punk heroes Cardiacs, who started in the 1970s and remained for over 20 years the ...
15th February 2024
Music Editor Dan Brophy analyses what effect Pitchfork becoming part of GQ magazine might have on the music world at large. On January 17 2024, it was announced that online music publication Pitchfork would be folded into GQ men’s magazine, an outlet of its parent company, Condé Nast. GQ’s leading content creator, the fire-breathing dragon ...
9th February 2024
Exploring the horror of cinema in Glazer’s The Zone of Interest. The Zone of Interest opened in UK cinemas for a limited run on the 2nd of February. At your local Cineworld you won’t be able to watch it after the 15th, leaving our theaters and minds just in time for the romantic season. But, ...
