Review: 2036 Origin Unknown – “An intriguing, clever piece of indie science fiction”
Advances in technology displacing humans from their jobs has been an issue going back to the early days of the Industrial Revolutions, as...
Read MoreReview: Dogged – “Delightfully disturbing”
We’ve had plenty of rural horror over the year, but there is a less frequently visited sub-genre of the rural horror, the folk...
Read MoreEIFF Review: Anna and the Apocalypse – “Has future cult film written all over it”
High school. Zombies. Hard to tell sometimes which is more horrific. Add Christmas concert, overbearingly strict new headmaster, boyfriend...
Read MoreEIFF Review: McLaren Animation screenings – Facing It, Inanimate, Double Portrait and more
I always make a special point of attending the two McLaren short animation strands at the Edinburgh International Film Festival each year....
Read MoreEIFF Review: Charlie and Hannah’s Grand Night Out – “Fun, funny, silly, sweet, touching, surreal and totally charming”
I don’t know Bert Scholiers or the starts of his Belgian film, but sometimes I just get a vibe from a film or book and know I am...
Read MoreEIFF Review: The Most Assassinated Woman in the World – “Shot in a beautifully sensual manner”
Another evening at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF)and another intriguing film, this time from French director Franck...
Read MoreEIFF Review: Blood Fest – “This is one horror hounds are going to lap up”
It will surprise no-one who is a fan of fun, punk-ethos Indy studio Rooster Teeth their latest live-action film is a supercharged,...
Read MoreEIFF Review: Saving Brinton – “A must-see for anyone with a passion for film”
Saving Brinton is one of the movies that leapt out at me when I was busy circling the movies I most wanted to try and get tickets for at...
Read MoreEIFF Review: The Secret of Marrowbone – “A deliciously atmospheric, chilling drama”
This is the directorial debut of Sergio G Sánchez, but I am sure many film-lovers, especially horror fans, will already be familiar with...
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