EIFF ’18 Review – Mary Shelley (2018)
It's impressive to think that a period tale set in the early 1800s could have a contemporary resonance in 2018,...
EIFF 2016
Film Review – Maggie’s Plan (2016)
Maggie is beautiful, Maggie is forthright, Maggie makes everyone cherish her friendship. However, love is messy for Maggie (an illuminating Greta...
Film Review- Highlander (30th Anniversary Edition)
"Here We are, born to be kings, we're the princess of the universe",30 years ago Queen where the kings of...
EIFF 2016 Review – White Island (2016)
Alright geezers, are you ready for this review of new Brit-flick White Island? Benjamin Turner's Ibiza set-crime thriller sees former...
EIFF 2016 Review – Firstborn (2016)
Brit horror FirstBorn received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival with some high expectations. The project sees...
EIFF 2016 Review – The Hollow Point (2016)
Patrick Wilson and Ian McShane take on the cartel in contemporary western meets Mexploitation flick, The Hollow Point. Director Gonzalo...
EIFF 2016 Review – The Love Witch (2016)
"I'm the love witch. I'm your ultimate fantasy" glamorous Elaine seductively exclaims in Anna Biller's gorgeously lavish occult film, The...
EIFF 2016 Review – The End
Film festivals are great for providing us with marvellous little curiosities like Guillaume Nicloux's The End in which he re-teams...
EIFF 2016 Review – The Man Who Was Thursday
An adaptation of any existentialist novel is bound to be a challenge for even the most experienced of filmmakers, let...
EIFF 2016 Review – The Lure (Córki dancingu)
Polish fairytale The Lure is quite unlike anything else to be shown at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival or...
EIFF 2016 Review – Saint Amour
The first of two new Gerard Depardieu films to play the Edinburgh International Film Festival this year is Saint Amour,...
EIFF 2016 Review – Endless Night (2015)
Isabel Coixet's Endless Night (Nadie quiere la noche) pits a woman against the Arctic elements in this inconsistent yet entertaining...
EIFF 2016 Review – The White King (2016)
Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel's The White King feels like it is aiming somewhere between The Hunger Games and Stand...
EIFF 2016 Review – River
Jamie M. Dagg's first time feature as both writer and director, River, shows promise of great things from the filmmaker....