Thursday, March 28, 2024

Daryl MacDonald

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Movie Review (Glasgow Film Festival): Baby Assassins: An Offbeat Action Movie With a Twist

Director: Yugo Sakamoto Writer: Yugo Sakamoto Starring: Yukina Fukushima, Saori Izawa Synopsis: Chisato and Mahilo are two high school girls who are about to graduate.They also happen to both be highly skilled assassins.When the organization they work for orders...

Movie Review (Glasgow Film Festival): ‘Once Upon a Time in Uganda’: Welcome To Wakaliwood

Directors:  Cathryne Czubek, Hugo Perez Writers: Cathryne Czubek, Amanda Hughes Stars: Asiimwe Apollo, Bukenya Charles, Bisaso Dauda Synopsis: A brick maker in Uganda becomes an Internet sensation when he tries his hand at making action...

Movie Review (Glasgow Film Festival): ‘Where is Anne Frank’ Is A Naïve and Tonally Inconsistent Misfire

Director: Ari Folman Writers: Anne Frank (based on the diary) Stars: Michael Maloney, Ruby Stokes, Emily Carey Synopsis: The film follows the journey of Kitty, the imaginary friend to whom Anne Frank dedicated her diary....

Movie Review (Glasgow Film Festival): ‘The Gravedigger’s Wife’ Is A Critical Look at the Healthcare System

Director: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed Writers: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed Stars: Omar Abdi, Yasmin Warsame Synopsis: In times of misfortune, Guled and his family have to push themselves to the limits in order to reunite with their...

Movie Review (Glasgow Film Festival): ‘The Outfit’ is a Well Tailored Stage Play in Movie Form

Director: Graham Moore Writers: Johnathan McClain, Graham Moore Stars: Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O'Brien Synopsis: An expert tailor must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.   It feels perfectly...

Movie Review (Glasgow Film Festival): ‘Yuni’ is a Beautiful and Tragic Coming of Age Story

For her third feature - and arguably best yet - Yuni, Indonesian director Kamila Andini utilizes the late Sapardi Djoko Damono’s poem “The Rain in June” as a plot function. In fact,...

Movie Review: ‘I Want You Back’ Offers a Great Cast & Sharp Writing

Most romantic comedies are, from the first few frames, quite predictable. Yes, Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan will eventually meet and fall in love; yes, Harry and Sally will eventually realize they...

List: Daryl MacDonald’s Top 10 Films of 2021

With the curtain finally closed on 2021 it’s a good time to look back at our favorite movies of the year. As with previous years, this is by no means an exhaustive...

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