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Lords of Chaos

An impressively quiet, but ultimately awkward look at rock-n-roll gone too far.

Coming Home

Jane Fonda’s Vietnam veteran passion project is still moving 40 years on.

Sixteen Candles

Undemanding teen wrong-com with great soundtrack.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Lengthy, but heartfelt melodrama is an underappreciated Golden Age classic.

The Chill Factor

A disappointing addition to the world of trash horror.

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Eighth Grade

A coming-of-age narrative for new generations

Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

A little gem of a film that’s sad, a tad sentimental but never maudlin

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Never Look Away

Epic tale of artistic triumph satisfies without stimulating.

Edinburgh Filmhouse

In Fabric

A killer dress causes havoc in the best horror satire on consumerism since Dawn of the Dead.

Maradona

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Diego Maradona

Aesthetically constructed documentary offers less than the full story

Support the Girls

Charming comedy-drama deserves the support the title requests.

Kursk: The Last Mission

Rote disaster tropes saved by efficient execution and compelling dramatised reality.

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Timecrimes

Engaging and darkly comedic time travel thriller that still entertains.

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Dirty God

Remarkable debut performance anchors a tough, unsentimental tale of resilience.

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Memoir of War

Marguerite Duras’ autobiographical howl of pain fails to translate to the big screen, despite some fine performances

Bittersweet Symphony

Staggeringly inept drama of privileged Millennial angst

Festival Theatre

Mrs Lowry & Son

Dismal artistic biopic is a limp finale to a great festival.

The Hidden City

Documentary set in Madrid’s underground doubles as hypnosis

Synonyms

Energetic, oddball drama is less than the sum of its parts

Odeon Lothian Road

Cages

Parable about poverty is dripping with symbolism but short on substance