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: 871

Other Articles: 267

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

Yakuza Princess

Brazil-based Yakuza epic never lives up to its enticing title

Johnny Guitar

Crazy, brash and pioneering Western

Duel to the Death

Vastly influential swordplay martial arts is as thoughtful as it is silly

Martyrs Lane

Melancholy religious chiller blessed by atmosphere and superb leading performances

Superhost

Delicious tech savvy horror of manners

Mosquito State

Financial parable body horror fails to find its wings

Jakob’s Wife

Barbara Crampton has a bloody good time reclaiming her womanhood

Prophecy

Ecologically themed creature feature is all noble intentions and hilarious execution

Running Against the Wind

Flawed but admirable meshing of two very different genres in tale of two reunited friends in Ethiopia

Blow Out

Paranoid, bleak and sleazy brilliance from a master stylist

Pariah

Immersive and personal coming-of-age drama is an excellent debut

The Boy Behind the Door

Taut and effective cat-and-mouse thriller is efficient but familiar genre filmmaking