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the gnomes

Nice N Sleazy

The Gnomes

Not your garden variety band

Smothered

Sumatran fable translated as an indifferent tale of generational guilt and trauma

Eden Court

The Sheep Detectives

Move over ‘Babe’, another perfect family movie has landed

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Eagles of the Republic

Gripping political thriller about how one man can be used as an accessory for a dictatorship

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Alhambra Theatre

Pixies

Forty years on, the iconic band still have a little firepower left

Sunshine On Leith

Joyous Celebration of life in Leith

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Orphan

A boy’s search for his father reveals the struggles of religious identity and anti-communism in this powerful film

Jimpa

A messy queer story with a narrative that bursts at the seams

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Kevin Morby
Little Wide Open

Expertly written and produced, the bard of the Midwest settles into his groove

The Christophers

A playful clash of two powerhouse performers

Edinburgh Filmhouse

24th KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival Dispatch

The atypical side of auteur in this selection of works from Andrzej Wajda

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Aldous Harding
Train on the Island

As elliptical and brilliant as ever

Departures

Funny, painful, and sharply recognisable breakup film about the emotional traps created by straight-ish love

Apex

An hour and a half of occasionally engaging action-thriller slop

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Lip Critic
Theft World

Third album from Brooklyn scamps

Heresy

Bite-sized folk horror offers a memorable brief encounter with the white women of the forest

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SWG3

Dry Cleaning

The wiry post-punks tread a fine line between nuance and heft

Exit 8

Easily one of the very best video game adaptations put to film

Airdrie Town Hall

The Junkie Miracles

A powerful play from the heart

Festival Theatre

Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

A five-star triumph: bold, beautiful, and utterly unforgettable