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Review: Six Suspects

20/12/2020

With wall-to-wall plot twists and intrigue, “Six Suspects” is an Agatha Christie-esque “anyone-coulda-dunnit” that’s an absolute delight. It’s atmospheric and dramatic, and when every single character has a huge secret to hide, there’s no end of fun to be had trying to work out who the culprit could be.

Review: The Sandwich Man

8/12/2020

The Taiwanese New Wave film “The Sandwich Man” featured at the Taiwan Film Festival consists of three shorts, all adapted from the works of novelist Huang Chun-Ming. They offer a different take on similar themes, looking at providing for a family, consumerism, and changing society.

They all have families at the heart and look in particular at men’s ability to support their loved ones.

Review: Ice Poison

1/12/2020

This is a slow and thoughtful film that uses one man’s struggle to find work as a way to show the various different struggles of the Burmese people. It is a descent into depression and desperation with a bleak (and incredibly graphic) ending.

Review: Out/Marriage

5/11/2020

“Out/Marriage” is a factual yet moving documentary is about life in Taiwan as an immigrant. The first-ever Taiwanese documentary to be filmed by a female immigrant, it is a personal and touching work by director Nguyen Kim-Hong.

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Hi, I'm Caz. I live in Edinburgh and I watch a lot of films. My reviews focus mainly on women in film - female directors or how women are represented on screen.
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