Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023 Review – Superposition – “Intriguing, clever and beautifully shot”
Directed by Karoline Lyngbye. Starring Marie Bach Hansen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Mihlo Olsen. (Danish language, with English subtitles)...
Read MoreReview: Hello, Bookstore – “A gentle and charming documentary”
Directed by A.B. Zax Here we have a gentle and charming documentary, and on a subject very close to my heart – a local bookshop. Matt...
Read MoreReview: She Came From The Woods – “A lot of love for those iconic 80s slashers”
Directed by Erik Bloomquist Starring Cara Buono, Clare Foley, Spencer List, Michael Park and William Sadler It’s the 1980s, and...
Read MoreBook Review – Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century
“I count the years of defeat and grief and disappointment, and their percentage is so minute that is continually surprises and delights...
Read MoreReview: The Other Fellow – “A fascinating, human-interest story”
Directed by Matthew Bauer. “The name’s Bond, James Bond…” Possibly one of the best character introductions in cinema, Sean...
Read MoreA possible rescue plan for Edinburgh’s Film Festival
A few weeks ago I wrote about the shocking and sudden closure of the Centre for the Moving Image (CMI), which incorporated the Edinburgh...
Read MoreReview – Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle – “Worth the investment of viewing time”
Directed by Arthur Harari Starring Yuya Endo, Kanji Tsuda, Yuya Matsuura, Tetsuya Chiba, Shinsuke Kato, Kai Inowaki, Issey Ogata, Taiga...
Read MoreReview: Final Cut (Coupez!) – “A perfect Friday night, get some pizza and beer in, horror-comedy”
Directed by Michel Hazanavicius Starring Romain Duris, Bérénice Bejo,Grégory Gadebois, Finnegan Oldfield, Matilda Lutz, Sébastien...
Read MoreBlu-ray Review: The Spine of Night – “A fabulous, old-school treat”
Directed by Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King Starring (voices of) Lucy Lawless, Richard E Grant, Patton Oswalt, Betty Gabriel, Joe...
Read MoreStill Reeling – Edinburgh’s Film Festival is no more and what a loss it is
Oh, where to start with this? Like many in the film world, especially in Edinburgh, I am still reeling from the shock of the sudden...
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