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Da 5 Bloods

Depicting the lasting legacy of the Vietnam War, and the sacrifice of Black soldiers, in a way few films have

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Ed Film Fest At Home on the horizon

Stay-at-home festival features 12 handpicked titles from the 2020 EIFF programme

New Releases

The Beach House

No safety in self-isolation in this indie gem of microbial menace

Lost Bullet

Effectively-staged thriller’s nail-biting action sequences make up for its shortcomings

Little Girl

A sentimental, observational documentary of a young girl finding her place

Young Ahmed

Skin-deep examination of one boy’s indoctrination into radical extremism

Desperados

Irrational, selfish, and irritating. White Privilege: The Movie

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

A jaunt through the many faces of capitalism, and the tools it uses

Hiroshima

Sober, sombre depiction of the bombing of Hiroshima and its aftermath

Inferno of Torture

Blood, tattoos and bare flesh galore in Japanese counter-cultural weirdness that lives up to its title

Zombie for Sale

Festival favourite zom-com is a pale imitation of the films that spawned it

A Whisker Away

A contemporary fairytale with roots in Japanese lore and feline escapades

Volcano

A seemingly simple fish-out-of-water story that raises deeper issues of national identity

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Stunning documentary finds beauty in manmade destruction

DVDs

Bicycle Thieves

An unusually prescient depiction of poverty’s vicious circle

Clemency

Part legal thriller, part relationship drama never fully engages

Rebuilding Paradise

Powerful and unfiltered portrayal of a community rallying together in the wake of a devastating tragedy

Criss Cross

Compelling, densely-plotted thriller full of atmosphere

Last and First Men

Meditative sci-fi artpiece is thought-provoking and hypnotic

The Traitor

A gripping courtroom drama carried by a captivating central performance

Vision Portraits

Fascinating documentary about blind artists feels incomplete

The Droving

A low budget folk horror that’s well worth seeking out

Transfinite

Well-intentioned anthology is sadly let down by its execution

The Mad Fox

Inventively theatrical but narratively suspect tale from classical Japan

Da 5 Bloods

Depicting the lasting legacy of the Vietnam War, and the sacrifice of Black soldiers, in a way few films have

Dogstar Theatre [via Vimeo]

Circling A Fox [ONLINE]

Gripping documentary about one man’s remarkable life