The Chronicle

The 1st until 12th March marked 2023 Glasgow Film Festival, the 19th edition of the UK's fastest growing film festival. As ever the festival has films for all, from the UK and around the world. In the next few episodes I will review a number of film from the festival starting with this episode (003) with three films. First up is Kei Ishikawa's slow burning genre shifting film A Man (Aru Otoko) from Japan. A story that starts as a romantic drama between a divorced single mother and a new stranger in

For Episode 2, I have a look at 2 new Blu-ray releases from Eureka Entertainment. First up release as part of their Eureka Classics brand is Hong Kong Action Comedy, Magnificent Warriors (1987) starring a young Michelle Yeoh. With leather jacket, whip and all, a film with a big Indiana Jones influence. She is a secret agent takes on the Japanese Imperial Army in 1930's China. The final review is Hideo Gosha's 1974 Baroque Yakuza crime Thriller Violent Streets. Starring Noburo Ando as a former Yakuza

The premiere episode of the podcast. I give you my opinions of Darren Aronofsky's The Whale, plus M.Night Shyamalan's Knock At The Cabin