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: 476
Other Articles: 70
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Astonishing concert film hauls a black cultural touchstone from obscurity
The Queen of Black Magic
Stylish gorefest employs practically every horror trope with precision and verve
Glasgow Film Festival Announces 2021 Programme
COVID forces 2021 edition online but many digital goodies await
Survivor Ballads: Three Films By Shohei Imamura
Trio of later films from the under-appreciated great of the Japanese New Wave
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
Ammonite
Handsome but somewhat inert, Francis Lee’s titular fossil is a more apt metaphor than he intended
One Night in Miami
Meeting of cultural icons is a talky but rewarding discussion of race and responsibility
Shadow Country
WWII and its aftermath take a seismic effect on one village in painfully nuanced drama