Under The Skin (15)
Under The Skin (15)
Dir: Jonathan Glazer
With: Scarlett Johansson, Paul Brannigan
Runtime: 108 minutes
AFTER another highly successful run, the Glasgow Film Festival goes out with a roar with Jonathan Glazer's adaptation of Michel Faber's novel. It is hard to say what is the most mind-blowing: the sight of Scarlett Johansson's alien cruising the streets of Glasgow in a white van, picking up men for her own ends, or a film set in Scotland that is light years ahead of its contemporaries in scope and ambition. Either way, this is one weird and wonderful visit to our own backyard not to be missed. If you cannot get a ticket to the closing gala, the film receives its UK release on March 14.
GFT, March 2, 8pm
Bad Hair (N/C 15)
Dir: Mariana Rondon
With: Samuel Lange, Samantha Castillo
Runtime: 93 minutes
JUNIOR hates his curly hair. His mother, left widowed and with two children to look after, can barely stand her drudge of a life and worries her son is becoming a stranger to her. Meanwhile, gran thinks she knows what is best for the boy and encourages him accordingly. This superb coming-of-age tale is funny, wise, and when it comes to mother love, terrifying in parts. Samuel Lange is the youngster trying to make sense of life and the often bewildering adults around him.
Cineworld, March 1, 9pm
Half Of A Yellow Sun (15)
Dir: Biyi Bandele
With: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton
Runtime: 111 minutes
CHIWETEL Ejiofor, who is up for a Best Actor Oscar this Sunday for 12 Years A Slave after his Bafta victory in the same category, stars in this uneven adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's acclaimed novel. Setting out to cover Nigeria's fight for independence mainly from the point of view of a young professional couple (Ejiofor and Thandie Newton), Half Of A Yellow Sun takes a long time to settle and escape an initially soapy style, but when it does Ejiofor and Newton make an impressive pairing.
GFT, March 1, 7.45pm; Cineworld, March 2, 3pm
Concussion (N/C 18+)
Dir: Stacie Passon
With: Maggie Siff, Robin Weigert
Runtime: 97 minutes
THIS debut feature from Stacie Passon is a familiar tale of a mid-life crisis colliding with a marriage, but it is given a fresh, engaging spin by centring on a same sex couple. New Yorker Abby (Robin Weigert) is bored with her suburban family life and her wealthy partner. After a blow to the head during a baseball game with her son she begins to look at her life anew and sets out to dramatically change it. While it is hard to credit what happens next, this is an accomplished debut from Passon, and the sassy and smart Weigert is a real find.
Cineworld, March 1, 8.45pm, March 2, 1pm
The Past (12A)
Dir: Asghar Farhadi
With: Tahar Rahim, Berenice Bejo
Runtime: 130 minutes
AFTER his Oscar-winning A Separation, the Iranian director Asghar Farhadi again proves himself the master chronicler of modern relationships. Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa) has returned to France to finalise his divorce from Maria (The Artist's Berenice Bejo in a Cannes-winning performance). Complications aplenty await him, not least the presence of a new boyfriend on the scene (Tahar Rahim). A superb cast, including the youngsters, and skilful storytelling make this an enthralling watch.
Cineworld, March 1, 6.15pm; March 2, 3.30pm
l Tickets: GFT; www.glasgowfilm.org/festival; 0141 332 6535
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