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: 290

Other Articles: 67

Bloodstone

Hammy romp is epitome of ’80s action escapism

Perfumes

Gentle French comedy is heady blend of all the right notes

Young Ahmed

Skin-deep examination of one boy’s indoctrination into radical extremism

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Stunning documentary finds beauty in manmade destruction

Scorsese Shorts

Delightful quintet of shorts from Scorsese’s first forays into cinema

The Mad Fox

Inventively theatrical but narratively suspect tale from classical Japan

Preview

Ed Film Fest At Home on the horizon

Stay-at-home festival features 12 handpicked titles from the 2020 EIFF programme

End of Sentence

Road movie delves into the heart of a dysfunctional father-son relationship

Judy & Punch

Subversive take on one of Britain’s most sadistic institutions

Orange Tree Theatre [via YouTube]

Amsterdam [ONLINE]

Orange Tree Theatre’s deep delve into the legacy of the Holocaust is bogged down by its own directorial heft

News

Introducing The Film Festival of Solitude

Amateur filmmaking competition seeks to entertain, reward and raise money for charity

The Cranes Are Flying

The lesser-spotted Soviet perspective on the horrors of war

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Bacurau

Political satire meets violent thriller in captivating genre mash-up

Cineworld

Eden

Icelandic tale of love and narcotics

Cineworld

Driveways

Gentle heart-gladdener finds friendship in unlikely places

Glasgow Film Theatre

Denmark

Strong central performances can’t mask messy plot in twee black comedy

Glasgow Film Theatre

Initials SG

Character study of an aging Lothario whose ego outstrips all else

Glasgow Film Theatre

Measure for Measure

Contemporary Australian take on Shakespearean tale of morality and justice

Glasgow Film Theatre

Pity the Lovers

Quirky reflection on the lovelorn nature of humanity

Cineworld

Atlantis

Harrowing look at the real costs of war

Preview

New Cinema Releases March 2020

Errant knights, Australian outlaws and beauty pageant controversy all feature this month

Cineworld

Valley of Souls

Slow-paced drama lays bare the scars of Colombia’s recent history

CCA

Gutterbee

Middle-America satire grossly over-spices the sausage

Edinburgh Filmhouse

First Love

Crazy and chaotic gangster film which oozes style and subversive humour