Author Archives: SMW
Larry Cohen RIP
“Enough is never enough.” Larry Cohen was the inspiration for our first zine, and the only filmmaker who we’ve devoted an entire issue to. He gave up his time for a lengthy transatlantic phone call from a fan with minimal … Continue reading
Show + Tell
What’s the best film you’ve never heard of? Our new Show + Tell event (at ISO Design, Glasgow on 23/10) invites guests simply to share a trailer and some of their unique perspective on cinema. Confirmed guests for the first Show + Tell … Continue reading
Anti-Villains
The anti-villain is the inverse of the anti-hero, the opposite of the Rebel Heroes of Glasgow Film Festival’s retrospective strand. They’re the complicated or conflicted baddie or the sympathetic antagonist. To explain this concept, for Anti-Villains at Glasgow Film Festival, we developed … Continue reading
Anti-Villains: Queer Villains
“The sexuality of LGBTQ+ villains is often framed as central to their untrustworthiness and threat to society. But can we look past Hollywood’s broad strokes and find something that resonates with our own messy experiences? From Norman Bates and Tom … Continue reading
Anti-Villains: Embracing the Matrix
“You take the blue pill—the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe.” Almost twenty years have passed since a man of limited emotional range but impeccable hair chose the red pill offered … Continue reading
Physical Impossibility 