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
Interview: Stephen Sharp
‘Don’t just say that your hobbies are shagging!’ We chat to the man behind hit comedy dating show, ‘Looking for Laughs’.
Shedinburgh Fringe Festival Announces Full Programme
Shedinburgh returns for 2025 with a purpose-built live venue
Aberdeen Comedy Festival 2025 Releases Programme
Bridget Christie, Deirdre O’Kane, Rory Bremner, and more added to line-up
HippFest 2025
We take a look at some of the upcoming highlight’s of this year’s HippFest silent film festival
Glasgow FrightFest Day Two
We cast a critical eye over another varied selection of films on the concluding day of the festival
Glasgow FrightFest Day One
FrightFest Friday is variable in terms of films, themes, and quality
FrightFest Glasgow Short Film Showcase
We take a look at a hugely impressive crop of short films screened at FrightFest
Zero
High-concept actions suggests potential for greatness but frustratingly takes its foot off the accelerator
Jed Hart
‘I think it’s quite a universal theme that we’ve tapped into’. We chat to the writer and director of nightmare neighbour drama Restless ahead of its screening at Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow Film Festival Round-up Pt. 2
We cast our eye over another three films competing in the Audience Award category at GFF
Ebony & Ivory
There’s no perfect harmony in this deranged take on the first meeting between Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
Glasgow Film Festival Round-Up Pt. 1
We take a look at three of the films competing for the Audience Award at GFF 25
Damon Hill & Simon Lazenby
‘Everyone has got their inner story, their inner motivation.’ We chat to racing legend Damon Hill and producer Simon Lazenby about compelling new documentary, Hill
Spilt Milk
Deceptive kid detective tale walks an ambitious tonal tightrope and survives the odd wobble
Cottontail
Beautiful Anglo-Japanese debut sees a Tokyo widower adrift in Cumbria with his wife’s ashes
10 to See at Glasgow Film Festival
We take a look at the GFF programme for some choice picks
Elevation
Mountainous post-apocalyptic thriller is made with genre smarts but displays its influences like open wounds
