Jonny Sweet
@jonnyleesweet
After four years in the wanderlust wilderness, Jonny Sweet is back to the homeland to gorge himself on musical and cinematic catnip and scribble furiously in dimly lit rooms.
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Reviews: 262
Other Articles: 62
New Cinema Releases January 2020
Wartime is the flavour of the month at the Filmhouse and the GFT
Mystify: Michael Hutchence
Touching biopic is both intimate and at arms length from tragic singer
New Cinema Releases December 2019
Private detectives, wronged convicts and diminutive females feature strongly in December’s cinema
The Biggest Little Farm
Charming documentary puts challenges of eco-farming under the microscope
After the Wedding
Tale of familial strife and philanthropic quandaries fails to hit the emotional notes it seeks
Phoenix
Grimly authentic portrait of a dysfunctional family and its effects on the younger members
The Tallest Man on Earth
Diminutive Swedish singer-songwriter lives up to his grandstanding stage name
New Cinema Releases November 2019
Reluctant crown princes, disillusioned delivery drivers and ageing mobsters feature this November
Havana Moon
As close as is possible to get to the Stones’ iconic concert without boarding a flight (or a time machine)
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival 2019
Hispanocinephiles rejoice! ESFF is back for its sixth year running this October
New Cinema Releases October 2019
Racist skinheads, surreal space stories and a jaded Judy Garland are among October’s highlights
New Cinema Releases September 2019
Keeping bees in Macedonia, stealing art from MOMA and telling white lies to cancer patients feature in September’s cinematic programme.
Ray Badran: Everybody Loves Ray, Man
Desultory stroll through amusing anecdotes from Aussie comic’s life
Stuart McPherson: Mr November
Wry Scottish comic bemoans the plight of the modern underachiever
Rob Auton – The Time Show
Deep-thinking deadpan comic delights with temporal musings
Stuart Laws Is All In
Breathless hour of excellent anecdotal comedy from rising star of the scene
Shellshock!
Bright and bubbly musical riffs on environmental themes in zero waste venue
Matt Hoss: Here Comes Your Man
Endearing comic is a little too heavy on the self-deprecation in autobiographical show
Mark Nelson: Brexit Wounds
Strong hour of stand-up from one of Scotland’s foremost comedians
