Film
War Horse is a curious beast - disappointing in many ways - but like Spielberg’s lesser works it still…
This is the second play in a trilogy being produced by Teatro Cinema, the new experimental theatre company…
A kaleidoscope of Celtic colours and swirls that is an illuminating delight!
This is an utterly delightful, frequently hilarious, and charming piece of nostalgia that proves to be an…
Loosely based on a real life episode, Miss Bala marks the arrival of distinctly original directorial voice in…
A year after the brilliant, garlanded and controversial fly-on-the-wall-war documentary Restrepo, along comes…
I had the good fortune a few years ago to run into JK Rowling while she was writing the final instalment of…
In 1910, a couple of female academics from England, on a visit to the Gardens of Versailles, inadvertently…
Edinburgh-based Claire Lamond presents an emotional programme of animation shorts that leave you pondering…
I rarely review films anymore having swapped writing for making my own very modest efforts in the medium and…
The Manipulate Festival is now in its eighth year and its animation strand continues to expand, this year…
I had a brief discussion with a couple of friends shortly after seeing this and posed the question: are the…
In a move away from live theatre, this year’s Edinburgh International Children’s Festival (EICF) brings a…
When Sergeant Nathan Harris enlisted in the US Marines aged 18 he was asked ‘why do you want to join the army…
Maybe I’m getting less critical as I get older and world-weary.
HeLa is the story of remarkable success and shocking failure that starkly demonstrates how basic human rights…
Pecking Order is an appealing and entertaining documentary about the members of the Christchurch Poultry,…
Foot tapping foxtrot palm court music fills the theatre space. The screen holds a cloudscape with a hoop of a…
I have to admit this was a very pleasant surprise, perhaps because it’s the first film in months I haven’t…
This was an electrifying celebration of movie music that left us entirely enthralled.