★★★☆☆ Ryan Piers Williams returns to Edinburgh with his sophomore feature as director (following 2010’s The Dry Land) with X/Y (2014), a largely insightful and refreshing portrayal of relationships between several thirtysomethings in New York. Beginning with the break-up of Mark (Williams) and Sylvia (America Ferrara), played with an economy Continue Reading
★★★☆☆ Consume and conform, worship and prey, is there really any difference between organised religion and consumerism? In Something, Anything (2014), Paul Harrill’s sombre observation of sleepy Middle America, the pressure to abide by societies norms result in an unconventional love story about overcoming grief and having the courage to Continue Reading
★★★☆☆ Based on a series of disparate short stories written by James Franco – who also stars – Palo Alto (2013) is the directorial debut of Gia Coppola and concerns the lives of a group of teenagers living in the titular city in California. Employing a laid back, observational style not Continue Reading
