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

Sting

Generic B-movie creature feature has some decent thrills but a half-baked family reconciliation narrative

In Flames

Elegant and eerie supernatural drama examines patriarchal control in a theocratic society

The Garfield Movie

Woeful caper disregards the spirit of the comic strips in every single way

5lbs of Pressure

Competent but sadly generic multi-stranded crime drama

Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

Unremarkable belated sequel to one of the original Scandi-noir thrillers

IF

Cozy, if rather derivative, family fun aims for a pure hit of that sweet, sweet nostalgia

Hoard

Strange, unique, often disturbing debut depicts a most unhygienic coming of age

Tiger Stripes

A striking debut feature depicts a monstrous coming of age

Nezouh

A magical realist, child’s-eye view of the civil war in Syria

Prey

Awful Christian missionary survival flick suggests the Devil has all the best films too

Infested

Massive scary spiders – and overly zealous policing – terrorise a Parisian apartment block in this skittery, scuttling debut

Land of Bad

Curiously balanced military action flick stands out almost because of its flaws

That They May Face the Rising Sun

Gentle but incredibly evocative drift through a year in the Irish countryside

Jericho Ridge

Gritty, thoroughly enjoyable riff on Assault on Precinct 13

Butterfly Tale

Cheap and cheerless CGI cartoon for the least discerning of young children

Swede Caroline

Lovably eccentric mockumentary delves into the shady world competitive veg growing

If Only I Could Hibernate

Quietly emotive Mongolian coming-of-age story finds warmth in its frigid location

Beyond the Raging Sea

Pure hubris at work in this well-intentioned but infuriating doc as two landlubbers try to row the Atlantic

The Stolen Valley

Modern western with a fine message but a bungled execution

On Fire

Low-budget eco-thriller lacks the necessary tension and excitement

Preview

Monkey Barrel Fringe Preview

One of Edinburgh’s premier comedy venues announce their first Fringe shows for 2024

Bleeding Love

Road movie with stunt casting that gets under its own wheels

Civil War

Immaculately staged and harrowingly immersive action masks a certain moral hollowness in this alternate-reality dystopia

Monkey Man

Dev Patel’s Mumbai martial arts mayhem is a superbly frenetic and ferocious action debut