Interview: Flap!
Eclectic dancing inspiring Aussies, Flap!, give The Wee Review the heads up and what to expect as they hit the Fringe.
Interview: Saskwatch
Chat with forthcoming Fringe attractions Saskwatch about coming to Edinburgh and the Soul capital of the South: Melbourne.
You’ve Been Trumped
David vs. Goliath tale of the valiant people of Menie and their battle against the bullying billionaire Donald Trump.
Isn’t Anyone Alive? (Ikiteru mono inai no ka)
Superb, blackly comic tale of life and death on a Japanese campus.
One.Two.One (Yek.Do.Yek)
Beautiful, intimate portrait of a woman’s transformation and meditation on love.
The Lifeguard (El Salvavidas)
Life amongst the lifeguards of Chile’s Chépica beach with more bickering than breakers.
The King of Pigs (Dae-gi-eui Wang)
A powerful tale of conformity and iconoclasm from South Korean animator Yeon Sang-ho.
Flicker (Flimmer)
Few films will be as pleasurable as time spent with this bunch of Swedish oddballs.
7 Days in Havana (7 días en La Habana)
Collection of tales of Cubans and their visitors enjoying the charms of the capital.
It Looks Pretty From A Distance (Z daleka widok jest piekny)
Only small acts of destruction are signs of life in this slow burn view of an unloved rural Poland.
Black’s Game (Svartur á leik)
Slice of Nordic true crime with drugs, guns and assorted psychopaths amongst the tundra.
The Invader (L’envahisseur)
Gut wrenchingly tense drama about obsession, delusion and the sense of the Other.
Killer Joe
Highly enjoyable, disturbing, but ultimately good rather than great slice of Southern fried Friedkin.
EIFF 2012: Beyond EIFF
Experiments with the moving image make for some quirky and stylish works of art.
EIFF 2012: Spotlight on Wang Bing
Opportunity to see the work of one of the world’s most fearless documentary makers and get behind the story with a masterclass.
EIFF 2012: Gregory La Cava Retrospective
One of the great but often underappreciated comedy directors of the Golden Age gets a much deserved retrospective.
EIFF 2012: Michael Powell Award
For the first time since its inception in 1990, the contenders for the Michael Powell Award include documentaries.
Death Watch
Tavernier’s interesting, but ultimately disappointing slice of Glaswegian-set, ‘serious’ sci-fi.
Tsar
Pavel Lungin’s nightmarish vision draws you in to the world of Ivan the Terrible, but leaves you bewildered.
Crave & Illusions
Sarah Kane and Ivan Vyrypaev’s texts both successfully examine a universal aspect of life through a different filter.
The First Born
An interesting artefact from a forgotten era, full of fascinating insights for modern viewers.