Kevin Ibbotson-Wight

@weaklemondrink

Borders-born Edinburgh based worker/ writer/ runner/ sleeper. A good book, a good film, or a good show and I'm a very happy chap.

Reviews: 548

Other Articles: 74

Emily the Criminal

Sparse and entertaining neo-noir figures out whether only crime can pay

Alice

Modern blaxploitation fable falls between two conflicting modes of storytelling

Opinion

Sundance 2022 Round-Up Part 3

A summary of some of the other films from day three of Sundance

Neptune Frost

Insane Afrofuturist musical is a beautiful mess

Hatching

Cracked body-horror fable is a spectacular debut

Babysitter

Lunatic satire on misogyny and sexual liberation will be the most acquired of tastes

Dual

Deadpan style isn’t enough to carry this high-concept sci-fi comedy

Opinion

Sundance 2022 Round-Up Part 2

A summary of some of the other films from day 2 of Sundance

Speak No Evil

Horror of manners is socially excruciating, unspeakably cruel, and rather brilliant

Call Jane

Abortion drama with curiously low stakes for such an urgent subject

Opinion

Sundance 2022 Round-Up Part 1

Brief roundup day one of Sundance 2022

The Worst Person in the World

Masterful deconstruction and restoration of the hoary old rom-com

The Last Thing Mary Saw

Atmospheric folk horror debut is perhaps a little bit too restrained

The Sun Shines Bright

Simple, gentle Americana with a turbulent political subtext

The Great Silence

One of the greatest, and certainly the bleakest, of all spaghetti westerns

Sweet Thing

A warm-hearted and ultimately optimistic take on tough subject matter

France

Léa Seydoux left adrift in interminable media satire

Petite Maman

Perfectly formed slice of childhood wonder and poignancy is a delicate marvel

The Divide

Polemical state of the nation farce is expertly handled but its politics are blunt weapons

Dead & Beautiful

Taiwanese vampire drama turns out Taipei negative

The Sabata Trilogy

One excellent spaghetti western and its lairy, pugnacious sequels make for a fine boxed set

I Never Cry

Polish teen travels to Ireland to collect the body of the father she barely knew

Beasts of No Nation

A harrowing and surreal child’s eye view of conflict

The Gateway

Muddled crime thriller sees Shea Whigham negotiate standard antihero tropes