Reviews
Lou Mclean
Outline of a Girl
Traditional inspiration, sugary indie-pop arrangements and riot grrrrl heart.
“Wuthering Heights”
Emerald Fennell’s sweaty adaptation is a trainwreck, but a strangely watchable one
Redux Redux
Intelligent sci-fi thriller investigates grief and vengeance through an impressively grounded multiverse
caroline
Maximal, minimal, experimental, sentimental – the shapeshifting band are a delight from start to finish
Celtic Connections: Lucinda Williams
The Americana icon shines in a touching, intimate performance
H is for Hawk
Adaptation of the celebrated memoir excises much of the poetry but has a great interalised performance from Claire Foy
Return to Silent Hill
Adaptation of a beloved game barely even raises itself above the parapet of mediocrity
The History of Sound
Handsome, stately, gay romance is subtly, tastefully wistful, to its own detriment
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Hugely enjoyable sequel is a little disjointed, but goes heavy on the weird in inventive new ways
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Powerful docufiction about a very recent atrocity unavoidably raises ethical concerns
Celtic Connections: Emmylou Harris
At what might be her final Scottish show, the country icon shows why she’s spent 50 years at the top
Panto 2025: Jack and the Beanstalk
Visually stunning production of magical fairytale