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: 365
Other Articles: 59
Bernard Rose
“Everything we do now in the future will be regarded as early cinema.” We chat with the Candyman director about new film Samurai Marathon and his career in the industry.
The Nightingale
Jennifer Kent’s caged bird sings a harsh song of revenge in this harrowing drama
The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
Loathsome exploitative trash wearing an unconvincing feminist mask
The Golem: How He Came into the World
Silent milestone fails to frighten but has endless historical merit
A Good Woman is Hard to Find
A great lead performance is easy to seek out in atmospheric revenge thriller
Non-Fiction
Deceptively breezy literary romantic drama has much to be read between the lines
Yuli: The Carlos Acosta Story
Passionate dance biopic is playful and fleet-footed
For Sama
Incredible documentary immersed in the true, unsanitised horror of war.
Pain and Glory
Melancholy meta-fiction from the former enfant-terrible of Spanish cinema
Ollie Horn: Pig in Japan
Engaging and endearing culture clash tale from a talented raconteur
Maria Shehata: Hero
Pleasant conversational stand-up sadly lacking in solid punchlines
Flora Anderson: Romantic
Comic potential hidden by an almost apologetic stage presence
We the Animals
Beautiful coming-of-age drama is slightly undermined by its own artistic tendencies
Snjólaug Lúðvíksdóttir: Let It Snow
No-nonsense and no-holds barred confessional material from talented Icelander