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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23 April 2020
Film Review: Astronaut
Advertisements ★★★☆☆ Richard Dreyfuss stars in Astronaut, Shelagh McLeod feature film debut, in which she also doubles up as screenwriter. It’s a low-key affair...
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,...
2 July 2019
Film Review: Mrs Lowry & Son
Advertisements ★★☆☆☆ Five years after portraying J.M.W. Turner in Mike Leigh’s award-winning biographical drama Mr Turner, Timothy Spall takes on the role of another...
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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...
Film Review: Skin
Advertisements ★★★★☆ Jamie Bell is phenomenal in Skin, Israeli-born director Guy Nattiv’s harrowing drama. It’s a performance that requires a certain level of depth...
Edinburgh 2019: Get Duked! review
Advertisements ★★★☆☆ The curtain rose on the 73rd Edinburgh International Film Festival last week with music director Ninian Doff’s feature debut Get Duked! (aka Boyz in...
Edinburgh 2019: Programme highlights
Advertisements The full programme for this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival has been revealed, bolstering 18 world premieres and 72 UK premieres of films...
Film Review: Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Advertisements ★★★☆☆ Detective Pikachu marks the birth of the Pokémon film franchise in live-action form. The pocket monsters, first established in 1995 by Japanese...
Film Review: The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Advertisements ★★★★☆ Against all odds, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s The Lego Movie reaped massive successes when it was released five years ago. While Mike...
Film Review: Ralph Breaks the Internet
Advertisements ★★★★☆ Where Wreck-It Ralph focused on the highs and lows of arcades games, specifically relating to the characters who inhabit them, their lives and...