John Gibson

@johndouglasgibs

John is a movie and television lover who studied Buddhism and Community Education at Edinburgh University. He has hosted his own podcast, written a movie blog and performed at the Fringe. He works in Adult Literacy.

Reviews: 78

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Desperados

Irrational, selfish, and irritating. White Privilege: The Movie

Bicycle Thieves

An unusually prescient depiction of poverty’s vicious circle

Husbands

A slightly flawed study of all the facets of toxic masculinity

Dream Demon

Understandably forgotten but competently made Elm Street-inspired knock-off

A Rainy Day In New York

Tepid, lawsuit-laden bore

Spenser Confidential

Patchy blast of retro sleuthing with pointless violence

A Fall From Grace

A star for effort, and for meeting deadlines

Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Overlong and overwrought but Hepburn captivates

Syncopation

Boy meets girl meets trumpet

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Colour Out Of Space

A welcome return from the cinematic hinterland for director Richard Stanley

The Stand, Edinburgh

Top Flight Time Machine

An absurdly enjoyable live podcast experience

Cleanin’ Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Loving doc mainly dedicated to practical effects

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Citizen K

Missed opportunity in the moral maze of oligarchy

What’s New Pussycat?

Incredibly uneven and unusually boring sixties relic

Model Shop

Unusual and evocative French auteur’s take of sixties LA

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Sorry We Missed You

A perfectly timed examination of precarious work

Robocop

Superior satire of privatisation of public services with a seminal score

The African Queen

Amazing visuals – and the chemistry still pops

Edinburgh Filmhouse

The Day Shall Come

Disappointingly uneven and not funny enough

Pavilion Theatre

Count Arthur Strong: Is There Anybody Out There?

Slick and honed silliness from a character comic to treasure

An American Werewolf In London

Pioneering and powerful werewolf horror provokes chuckles and gasps

The Dogs of War

Great attention to detail undermined by uneven structure

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Memory: The Origins of Alien

Examination of classic sci-fi over-stretches with #metoo revelation tacked onto conventional doc format

Edinburgh Filmhouse

The Chambermaid

Effective portrayal of a woman living to work