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“Boys Go To Jupiter | TAKE ONE Watch Online” As the childhood rhyme goes, “boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider.” However, in the hazy, nostalgic yet futurist world of Julian Glander’s film, ‘stupider’ is not quite the right word for the absurd, abstract, possibly interplanetary voyages that unfold for its protagonists. BOYS GO…

“Ghostlight | TAKE ONE | Glasgow Film Festival 2025 Watch Online” In the theatre, it is tradition to leave a light lit on stage even when the house is empty. The origins of this ghost light could have been practical – it is safer for those first in and last out to see while securing…

“The Luckiest Man in America | TAKE ONE Watch Online” THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA joins a recent trend of films about specific incidents on old US TV shows. Although it doesn’t do too much with its vintage aesthetic, it’s an entertaining film that gets by on the ambiguous charm of Paul Walter Hauser and…

“Peacock | TAKE ONE | Glasgow Film Festival 2025 Watch Online” PEACOCK (PFAU – BIN ICH ECHT?) had its UK premiere at Glasgow Film Festival as part of this year’s Country Focus on Austrian cinema. It’s an entertaining film fitting into a subgenre niche of satirical European comedies alongside Ruben Östlund’s films. PEACOCK carries some…

“The Return | TAKE ONE Watch Online” C. P. Cavafy wrote “As you set out for Ithaka / hope your road is a long one” in his poem, cementing Ithaca’s cultural status as the end of a long journey, the original destination that is merely an excuse for the journey. Uberto Pasolini’s retelling of Homer’s…

“O Último Azul (The Blue Trail) | TAKE ONE Watch Online” O ÚLTIMO AZUL (THE BLUE TRAIL) is a heartwarming road movie from Brazilian director and screenwriter Gabriel Mascaro, which was awarded the prestigious Silver Bear Grand Jury award at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival. The film takes us on an adventure through the Amazon…

“Tornado | TAKE ONE | Glasgow Film Festival 2025 Watch Online” Scottish director John Maclean’s second feature, TORNADO, opened the Glasgow Film Festival with its world premiere, showcasing the beauty of the Scottish landscape and the innovation of the Scottish film scene. TORNADO recontextualises and blends the tropes of American Westerns and Japanese samurai movies…

“Homegrown | TAKE ONE | Glasgow Film Festival 2025 Watch Online” HOMEGROWN explores the rise of American neo-fascism through the experiences of three Proud Boys, covering a period from just before the 2020 US election through the January 6th insurrection to the aftermath of that event. It’s frequently an infuriating watch, but director Michael Premo…

“The Surfer | TAKE ONE Watch Online” There are few more satisfying occasions in modern cinema than watching Nicolas Cage have a bad time and deal with it badly. Few performers operate with his total commitment to the very natural despair of a life upended. Stoicism may be a healthier route in real life, but…

“Stealing Pulp Fiction | TAKE ONE Watch Online” STEALING PULP FICTION is a small comedy that is never more than it needs to be: breezy, funny, and small-scale. Danny Turkiewicz’s comedy feature debut centres around a postmodern reverence for Quentin Tarantino and the cinema-going experience. Jonathan (Jon Rudnitsky) and Steve (Karan Soni) are two friends…