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

Driven

Disappointing cautionary tale about the American Dream going wrong with nothing of worth to say.

The Wind

Frontier western horror overcomes narrative flaw with pure atmosphere and a great central performance.

Opinion

Edinburgh International Film Festival Round Up 2

Part two of our round up of some of the other delights at EIFF 2019

Darlin’

Enjoyable if inconsistent reprise of a beloved cult character.

Skin

Jamie Bell excels in an overly simplistic redemptive story.

Unstoppable

Memorable characters abound in fairly satisfying but tonally iffy action comedy

Liberté: A Call to Spy

Wartime tale of real-life women spies is flawed and cluttered but full of adventure.

Extreme Job

Broad but very funny police farce casts a critical eye at consumerism.

Scheme Birds

Bleak but ultimately beautiful coming-of-age documentary.

Opinion

Edinburgh International Film Festival Round Up 1

A selection of the some of the other films we’ve caught at EIFF so far.

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

Entertaining but surface-level doc on legendary film critic.

Robert the Bruce

Earnest and overwrought historical drama undone by its own ambition.

Interview

Nicole Palo

We chat to the writer and director about her offbeat rom-com Emma Peeters

H0us3

Intriguing concept spoiled by leaden writing and unforgivable narrative twist.

Aurora

Culture clash rom-com is a playful and poignant delight.

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Hurt By Paradise

Gentle character study demonstrates both poetry and promise.

Bait

Stunning invocation of an eroded livelihood and an editing masterclass.

Emma Peeters

Superior comedy drama that navigates a tonal minefield.

Yesterday

Dismal rock fantasy is a poor cover version of its creators’ best work.

The Dead Don’t Die

Zombie comedy from Indie godhead is all skin and little meat.

Preview

The Big Fringe Scottish Roundup: Part 1

In the first of our spotlight on Scottish acts at the 2019 Fringe we focus on a home venue, The Monkey Barrel.

Preview

Edinburgh International Film Festival Preview

Our reviewers offer their picks from the EIFF programme.

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Woman at War

Offbeat environmental drama isn’t quite undone by its own whimsy

Trapped Alive

Largely lifeless kidnap/ slasher hybrid should have remained buried.