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: 347

Other Articles: 75

Pleasance Dome

Goodbear

Breathless sketch comedy exploring an alternative afterlife in a humdrum hotel.

Traverse Theatre

Nina – A Story about Me and Nina Simone

Overtly hostile exploration of race relations clumsily camouflaged as a tribute act.

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Scott Gibson – Like Father Like Son

Glaswegian masterclass in why laughter is the best medicine.

Just The Tonic @ The Tron

Flo & Joan – The Kindness of Stranglers

Inventive and highly endearing follow-up to last year’s excellent Fringe debut.

Sylvan Esso – What Now

Accomplished pop critique strays a little too close to its quarry on occasion.

Interview

Derevo

Russian Fringe stalwarts Derevo talk innovation, chaos and clowning around.

Jen Gloeckner – Vine

A genre-spanning, mood-swinging, world-shifting chameleon of an album from innovator Gloeckner.

Preview

August Gig Previews

Festival? What festival? A look at what’s happening over in Scotland’s biggest city this August.

Broken Social Scene – Hug of Thunder

The Canadian collaboration kings show us the sunnier side of political protest.

Satan Said Dance

Stylish but try-hard critique of the me-me-me generation.

You Have No Idea How Much I Love You

Wholly absorbing and thought-provoking insight into mother-daughter therapy session.

1945

Provocative, superbly-crafted exploration of post-Holocaust guilt.

My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea

A weirdly creative, crudely drawn mess of a film.

Bad Day for the Cut

Heart, humour and home truths are perfectly balanced in this revenge thriller.

Animals

A confusing, compelling and highly complex mind-bender of a film.

The Dark Mile

Tension building thriller which disappoints more than it delivers.

Edie

A touch predictable, perhaps, but wholly uplifting nonetheless.

The Marker

Darker than the dark web, grittier than a mouthful of sand.

Waterboys

A frivolous and funny father-son picture with a sprinkling of paternal wisdom.

Song to Song

Completely self-indulgent and yawningly long, at least Song to Song tries something new.

Darkland

A dark and gritty vigilante story with thought-provoking tendencies.

St Luke's

Neil Cowley Trio

A highly entertaining and technically exemplary evening of jazz – nice.

That Good Night

A touching tribute to the late John Hurt dealing with death and euthanasia.

Modern Life is Rubbish

Much like its main character, this music love story is just a little too pleased with itself.