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

Viy

Dizzying Soviet-era collision of religion and demonology

Nightwing/ Shadow of the Hawk

Double bill of indigenous American horror is surprisingly strong

Opinion

Glasgow Film Festival Round Up Part 2

Round up of three of the six films making up the Frightfest strand at GFF ’21

Limbo

Superbly droll depiction of the purgatory of the asylum process

Victim(s)

Bleak but clear-eyed examination of the modern forms of bullying

Redemption of a Rogue

Pitch-black comedy makes perfect use of some familiar elements

Opinion

Glasgow Film Festival Round Up

Some of the other films screening at GFF ’21

A Ghost Waits

Metaphysical romance lacks chills but has a charming soul

The Last Ones

‘Nordic western’ loses its way when let off the leash

Da Capo

Lightweight but charming musical drama about finding your own voice

Interview

Chino Moya

We spoke to the filmmaker about Undergods, screening at Glasgow Film Festival

Spring Tide

Three generations of Chinese femininity clash in claustrophobic family drama

Creation Stories

Familiar but self-effacing rock n’ roll cautionary tale

Castro’s Spies

Fascinating and accessible doc on the ‘Cuban Five’

Murmur

Delicate character study with an atomic emotional impact

Mindwarp

Cheerfully excessive sci-fi horror

Pulse

Electric techno-horror just isn’t shocking enough

Breeder

Danish throwback to the heyday of ‘torture porn’ is sterile and muddled

The World to Come

Chilly lesbian drama is stifled by its literary trappings

Judas and the Black Messiah

Furious Black Panther drama balances politics and entertainment to great effect

The Last Warning

Tragically early final bow for one of the greats of silent cinema

Opinion

Sundance Round Up Part 4

The final round up of other films from the Sundance Film Festival 2021

A Nightmare Wakes

Disastrously dull and misguided attempt to fictionalise the creation of Frankenstein

Coming Home in the Dark

Sparse, violent and nihilistic thriller is a perfect midnight movie