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: 878

Other Articles: 273

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

Mirror

Transcendent and mysterious, Tarkovsky’s scrapbook of memories is one of the most beautiful films ever made

The Millionaires’ Express

Brash, exuberant and silly comedy action with the cream of ’80s Hong Kong in attendance

Vanquish

Morgan Freeman slums it like he’s never slummed it before in tawdry and dull action thriller

Kandisha

Entertaining supernatural slasher madness from the ‘Inside’ men

Plurality

Incoherent sci-fi thriller overcooks the complexities of its multi-personality narrative

Wild Search

Unusual romantic melodrama wearing the guise of a standard Hong Kong action flick

Werewolves Within

Comedy-horror whodunnit has familiar elements but is its own beast

The Call

Generic supernatural thriller fails to make an impression despite the presence of horror royalty.

Alone

Unspeakably tense exercise in stripped-to-the-bone genre thrills

Son

Flawed but fascinating depiction of trauma and motherhood

An Unquiet Grave

Melancholic microbudget chiller gets mired in one mood