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.

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Personal Shopper

Kristen Stewart excels in muddled but fascinating arthouse thriller.

Logan

Brutal and brilliant final bow for Jackman’s iconic Wolverine.

Elle

Paul Verhoeven back at his provocative best.

Experience

Alchemy Festival Diary: Part 2

Part two of our film editor’s festival diary

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Alchemy Festival Diary: Part 1

Part One of film editor Kevin Wight’s diary of the Alchemy Film Festival

Preview

Alchemy Festival

A weekend of experimental cinema in an unexpectedly bucolic location.

Moonlight

Deeply profound and tender coming-of-age story subverts all expectations.

Toni Erdmann

The best embarrassing dad in cinema history anchors a bitter-sweet masterpiece.

I Am Not a Serial Killer

It takes a sociopath to catch a killer in oddly charming horror comedy.

Prevenge

Alice Lowe’s debut comedy horror is a beautiful brat.

Split

Uneasy depiction of mental illness doesn’t derail enjoyable psycho-thriller.

Jackie

Intense and immersive portrait of a woman and the worst week of her life.

Live By Night

Gangster thriller is stuffed with genre cliches but devoid of real substance.

Manchester By The Sea

Kenneth Lonergan’s film that should ensure the audience’s undivided attention.

Assassin’s Creed

Nonsensical writing ensures the curse of video game adaptations continues.

A Monster Calls

Heartfelt and poignant coming-of-age tale.

Silence

Spiritual epic of both immense beauty and stultifying length.

Dreams

Indulgent yet interesting late period anthology from an old master.

The Unknown Girl

The Dardennes brothers turn detectives in their latest low-key thriller.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

A Rogue in name only, this remains Star Wars by committee.

Punch Drunk Love

Sandler’s finest hour is a gorgeous blip on Paul Thomas Anderson’s CV.

Call of Heroes

Entertaining slice of old fashioned Hong Kong action.

Chi-Raq

A rejuvenated Spike Lee returns with brash, bold hip-hop satire.

The Accountant

Autism-friendly thriller misfires as it tries to have its cake and eat it.