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

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Sauvage

Intimate and raw drama both engages and alienates.

Cannibal Terror

Dreadful cannibal cash-in fails the so-bad-it’s-good test.

Edinburgh Filmhouse

If Beale Street Could Talk

Gorgeous melodrama full of joy, heartbreak, and tenderness.

The Unholy

Theological horror aims big but struggles to strike a tonal balance.

Class of 1999

Dystopian action sci-fi is ridiculous and ridiculously good fun.

Picnic

Pulitzer-prize winning play is a clumsy transfer to film.

The Possessed

Subtle Italian chiller is lean, moody, and arthouse beautiful.

Edinburgh Filmhouse

The Raft

Bizarre social experiment is examined in intriguing documentary.

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Bergman: A Year in a Life

Searingly honest depiction of a cinema icon

Preview

Rachel Jackson & Friends

New monthly comedy night from Scottish rising star.

The Fifth Cord

Exceptionally stylish if slightly muted Giallo thriller

Preview

Edinburgh International Improv Festival

As the first Edinburgh International Improv Festival approaches, we take a look at the new addition to the festival city.

Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Another twisty psycho-thriller of female hysteria from Robert Aldrich

Waterworld

Infamous dystopian adventure isn’t quite the catastrophe of legend.

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Return of the Hero

Playful and breezy French romp is fun while it lasts.

Glasgow Film Theatre

Colette

A disappointingly corseted take on a trailblazing woman.

Three Identical Strangers

Amazing family documentary that plays like the wildest thriller.

Texas, Adios

Franco Nero glowers to little effect in minor spaghetti western.

Edinburgh Filmhouse

The Wild Pear Tree

Family ties and deep and knotted roots in lengthy pastoral drama.

The Serpent’s Egg

Bergman’s only Hollywood effort would have been best left unhatched

The Stand, Edinburgh

Zoe Lyons: Entry Level Human

No accusations of being an entry-level comedian for the excellent Zoe Lyons.

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Shoplifters

You’ll be happy to have your heart stolen by this beautiful and odd family drama.

Orgies of Edo

Lavish Japanese exploitation is a seedy delight.

Gas Food Lodging

Subtle, gentle depiction of small-town life impresses rather than dazzles.