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: 448

Other Articles: 63

How to Be a Good Wife

Clumsy farce wrecks satirical intent of this pretty pastel whimsy

Ishirô Honda Double Feature: The H-Man & Battle in Outer Space

Two different sci-fi takes on post-nuclear Japan by the genius behind Godzilla

Finding Steve McQueen

Tricksy narrative flatters to deceive in knockabout heist caper

Mothra

Delightfully weird psychedelic return to the Kaiju universe

The Bride With White Hair

Gorgeous kung-fu melodrama is a messy Romeo and Juliet tale

Waxworks

Clunky but fascinating anthology focussed on the power of narrative

Relic

This slow-burn requires patience but is ultimately a relic you would be glad to keep

Ammonite

Handsome but somewhat inert, Francis Lee’s titular fossil is a more apt metaphor than he intended

Possessor

Gory body swap sci-fi horror from brilliant genre scion

One Night in Miami

Meeting of cultural icons is a talky but rewarding discussion of race and responsibility

Wildfire

Fine performances lift solid small-town drama out of the ordinary

Wolfwalkers

Cartoon Saloon’s return to Irish folklore is Studio Ghibli-level brilliance

Shadow Country

WWII and its aftermath take a seismic effect on one village in painfully nuanced drama

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

Pseudo-documentary finds in vino veritas

Shirley

Fact adulterated with dreamy, perverse fiction in unruly literary biopic

Kajillionaire

A darker edge tempers Miranda July’s customary whimsy in con-artist comedy

Mangrove

Phenomenal, impassioned, polemical drama stuffed with great performances

Siberia

Maddening, self-indulgent trudge through a mundane dreamscape

Herself

Palatable but ultimately facile drama about domestic abuse and the housing crisis

Stray

Ambient doggy documentary with a political purpose

The Deeper You Dig

Excellent micro budget chiller from talented family of multi-hyphenates

The Painter and the Thief

Fascinating and compassionate documentary on art and forgiveness

Miss Virginia

Egregious US political drama that sidelines its own heroine

Ivansxtc

The lonesome death and empty legacy of a talent agent fuel this lo-fi Tolstoy adaptation