VOD film review: Mad God

June 29, 2022 | Mark Harrison

30 years in the making, this stop-motion passion project is an artfully grotesque odyssey.Read More

The Bright Side: Funny and thoughtful drama

May 16, 2022 | James R

Gemma-Leah Devereux delivers a nuanced performance in this funny, thoughtful and moving drama about a stand-up comic with cancer.Read More

VOD film review: Europa

March 18, 2022 | Matthew Turner

Based on real-life accounts, this powerful survival drama places the audience inside the experience of an Iraqi refugee.Read More

VOD film review: The Justice of Bunny King

February 11, 2022 | James R

Essie Davis delivers a sensational tour de force in this phenomenally moving drama about a single mother.Read More

Shudder UK film review: Martyrs Lane

September 9, 2021 | Matthew Turner

A pair of terrific performances anchor Ruth Platt’s creepy and engaging child’s-eye-view ghost story.Read More

EIFF film review: Ballad of a White Cow

August 26, 2021 | Matthew Turner

A widow discovers her husband is innocent of the crime for which he was executed in this powerful Iranian drama.Read More

Edinburgh Film Festival 2021: The online line-up and how it works

July 29, 2021 | James R

The Edinburgh International Film Festival is returning in full for 2021, and will be taking place both in cinemas and online.

The festival scaled things down last year during the coronavirus pandemic for a digital event in partnership with Curzon … Read More