Ken Wilson

@kenwilson84

Ken is a feature writer award-winning editor covering subjects as diverse as the arts and design, film, the law, health and popular culture.

Reviews: 253

Other Articles: 17

Scandal

Glossy retelling of true sex scandal and hypocrisy in high places

The Son of the Sheik

The exotic East revisited in silent era Hollywood epic

The Essential Jacques Demy

Irresistible selection box of French fancies

Black Angel

Suspenseful minor noir

Deborah Orr
Motherwell

Painful memoir of toxic family relationships is both raw and revealing

Cloak and Dagger

Busy, enjoyable wartime espionage romp from the great Fritz Lang

Now, Voyager

Campy, well-crafted 24 carat weepie from Hollywood’s Golden Age

Fuller at Fox

Perfect five-disc collection from pulp’s godfather

Ellie Harrison – The Glasgow Effect

Controversial art project leaves the reader with few answers

Hold Back The Dawn

Hold Back the Dawn

Interesting 1940s romantic thriller of cross-border romance

A. J. Cronin – The Citadel

The novel that inspired the NHS is as relevant today as it was when written

The Incident

Potent issue-based thriller

JT LeRoy

Funny, sad and fascinating story of famous literary hoax

Domino

Overcomplicated misfire of an actioner

Sixteen Candles

Undemanding teen wrong-com with great soundtrack.

Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

A little gem of a film that’s sad, a tad sentimental but never maudlin

Chiang Yee – The Silent Traveller in Edinburgh

Charming but dated travel book about our capital city.

Swing Time

Glorious song’n’ dance musical from Fred and Ginger

Def-Con 4

Apocalyptic schlock-horror

The Heiress

Classic Hollywood period drama of romance and betrayal

Just Friends

Gay romcom beautifully done

My Brilliant Career

Soulful period drama with feminist message

A Face in the Crowd

Ferocious satire on the dangers of celebrity of which Trump should take note.

Cujo

Toe-curling cult classic about crazed canine