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

Possessor

Gory body swap sci-fi horror from brilliant genre scion

One Night in Miami

Meeting of cultural icons is a talky but rewarding discussion of race and responsibility

Wildfire

Fine performances lift solid small-town drama out of the ordinary

Wolfwalkers

Cartoon Saloon’s return to Irish folklore is Studio Ghibli-level brilliance

Shadow Country

WWII and its aftermath take a seismic effect on one village in painfully nuanced drama

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

Pseudo-documentary finds in vino veritas

Shirley

Fact adulterated with dreamy, perverse fiction in unruly literary biopic

Kajillionaire

A darker edge tempers Miranda July’s customary whimsy in con-artist comedy

Mangrove

Phenomenal, impassioned, polemical drama stuffed with great performances

Siberia

Maddening, self-indulgent trudge through a mundane dreamscape

Herself

Palatable but ultimately facile drama about domestic abuse and the housing crisis

Stray

Ambient doggy documentary with a political purpose

The Deeper You Dig

Excellent micro budget chiller from talented family of multi-hyphenates

The Painter and the Thief

Fascinating and compassionate documentary on art and forgiveness

Miss Virginia

Egregious US political drama that sidelines its own heroine

Ivansxtc

The lonesome death and empty legacy of a talent agent fuel this lo-fi Tolstoy adaptation

The Devil All the Time

Starry adaptation of Southern Gothic shocker is both overstuffed and strangely rote

Becky

Bereaved adolescent meets Nazi home invaders in gory Grindhouse update

Spiral

Impressive queer take on folk horror with superb central performance

Made in Hong Kong

Cult drama gets through on sheer energy and chaotic exuberance

Sanzaru

Modern haunted house tale of real delicacy and empathy

Interview

Xia Magnus

Film in the Time of Corona. We speak to writer and director Xia Magnus about his debut feature Sanzaru and the future of indie cinema after the pandemic

Lucky

Absurdist thriller with a bluntly feminist message

Mara

Painfully derivative horror wastes a great premise