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2 July 2019

Edinburgh 2019: Synonyms review

Advertisements ★★★★☆ Golden Bear-winning cultural assimilation drama Synonyms is expertly handled by its director Nadav Lapid. That of relocating, whether it be by city,...

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1 July 2019

Edinburgh 2019: End of Sentence review

Advertisements ★★★☆☆ The strained relationship between a father and his son is tenderly observed in End of Sentence, the debut feature film from Elfar...

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29 June 2019

Edinburgh 2019: Schemers review

Advertisements ★★★☆☆ Filmed in and around Scotland’s fourth largest city Dundee, Schemers – receiving its World Premiere at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival...

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Edinburgh 2017: Where is Kyra? review

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25 June 2017

Advertisements ★★★☆☆ Michelle Pfeiffer delivers one of her best performance in years in Where is Kyra?, director Andrew Dosunmu’s follow-up to Mother of George....

Edinburgh 2017: Killing Ground review

Edinburgh / Jamie Neish
25 June 2017

Advertisements ★★★☆☆ Damien Power’s feature debut Killing Ground adopts an interesting non-linear structure that nicely builds tension to tell a story that’s otherwise unremarkable....

Edinburgh 2017: That Good Night review

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24 June 2017

Advertisements ★★☆☆☆ Esteemed British actor John Hurt sadly passed away earlier this year at the age of 77, with one of his final roles...

Edinburgh 2017: Tom of Finland review

Edinburgh / Jamie Neish
24 June 2017

Advertisements ★★★★☆ This biopic of celebrated gay icon Touko Valio Laaksonen (known to many as Tom of Finland, played by Pekka Strang) is smartly...

Edinburgh 2017: Goodbye Berlin review

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22 June 2017

Advertisements ★★★☆☆ Adapted from the best-selling novel Why We Took the Car, Goodbye Berlin is a quirky German coming-of-age comedy that’s funny if a...

Edinburgh 2017: God’s Own Country review

Edinburgh / Patrick Gamble
22 June 2017

Advertisements ★★★★☆ Francis Lee’s God’s Own Country, a poignant gay romance about self-discovery in rural West Yorkshire, has been labelled a Brokeback Mountain on...

Edinburgh 2017: Programme highlights

Edinburgh / Jamie Neish
22 June 2017

Advertisements Doors to the Edinburgh International Film Festival reopened tonight with the UK premiere of acclaimed coming-of-age drama God’s Own Country. The festival, now...