Review: Hellbender – “a terrific slice of American folk-horror”
Directed by John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser Starring Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, Lulu Adams, John Adams, Rinzin Thonden Prefaced by a...
Read MoreEIFF 2022 Review: Saloum – “Very cool, slick, stylish African flick”
Directed by Jean Luc Herbulot Starring Yann Gael, Evelyne Ily Juhen, Roger Sallah, Mentor Ba, Bruno Henry The programmer introducing...
Read MoreEIFF 2022 Review: LOLA – “A clever piece of micro-film science fiction”
Directed by Andrew Legge Starring Stefanie Martini, Emma Appleton, Rory Fleck Byrne, Aaron Monaghan I had a good feeling when I first read...
Read MoreEIFF 2022 Review: Goodbye, Don Glees! – “A beautiful-looking, wonderfully emotional work”
Directed by Atsuko Ishizuka Starring Natsuki Hanae, Yuki Kaji, Ayumu Murase Making its UK debut at the 75th Edinburgh International Film...
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My first day at the 2022 edition of the world’s longest continually running film festival (now in its 75th year), and I started off...
Read MoreReview: Summer In The Shade – “An effective and emotional directorial debut”
Directed by Alice Millar Starring Niamh Walter, Nyobi Hendry, Rebecca Palmer, Zaqi Ismail It’s the summer of 1997, and best friends...
Read MoreReview: Glasshouse – “Beautifully crafted cinematography”
Directed by Kelsey Egan Starring Jessica Alexander, Kitty Harris, Adrienne Pearce, Hilton Pelser, Anja Taljaard, Brent Vermeulen In this...
Read MoreBlu-ray Review: Censor – “An unusual and compelling addition to Brit-horror”
Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond Starring Niamh Algar, Nicholas Burns, Michael Smiley I read good things about Prano Bailey-Bond’s...
Read MoreReview: Repeat – “I found this very intriguing”
Directed by Grant Archer and Richard Millar Starring Charlotte Ritchie, Tom England, Ellila-Jean Wood, Nina Wadia Academic Ryan Moore (Tom...
Read MoreReview: Between Waves – “Flawed but intriguing and worth some attention”
Directed by Virginia Abramovich Starring Fiona Graham, Luke Robinson, Sebastian Deery, Stacey Bernstein, Edwige Jean-Pierre Freelance...
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