EIFF18 Review: Swinging Safari (Flammable Children)
Seventies excess and debauchery are on the table for Stephan Elliott’s latest Ausploitation comedy, Flammable
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EIFF18 Review: Diving (Plonger)
Mélanie Laurent directs Diving (Plonger), a drama that centres on a fractured relationship between César
EIFF18 Review: The Most Assassinated Woman in the World
Franck Ribière directs The Most Assassinated Woman in the World, a film steeped in the
EIFF18 Review: We the Animals
Undoubtedly a standout of the year, We the Animals, presents a coming of age tale
EIFF18 Review: Whitney
Another high profile music documentary to receive its UK premiere at the Edinburgh International Film
EIFF18 Review: Mary Shelley
It’s impressive to think that a period tale set in the early 1800s could have
EIFF18 Review: In Darkness
Natalie Dormer co-writes In Darkness with filmmaker Anthony Byrne. The actress stars as Sofia, a
EIFF18 Review: George Michael’s Freedom
The late George Michael directs Freedom with long time collaborator David Austin. The singer delves
EIFF18 Review: Possum
Influences of Lynchian surrealism and the psychological end of Hammer Horror productions are lurking in
EIFF18 Review: Dumped (Larguées)
Eloïse Lang directs Dumped (Larguées), a female-fronted comedy that explores finding yourself after the heartbreak
EIFF18 Review: Searching
Writer-director Aneesh Chaganty makes his feature debut with Searching, a project which he co-writes with
EIFF17 Review: Strange Weather
Holly Hunter is the beating heart of Katherine Dieckmann’s Strange Weather – an offbeat Southern
EIFF17 Review: Romans (‘Retaliation’)
Ludwig and Paul Shammasian previously brought stirring James Cosmo drama, The Pyramid Texts, to the
EIFF17 Review: The Little Hours
Boccaccio’s seminal text The Decameron gets a contemporary facelift by writer-director Jeff Baena, who previously
EIFF17 Review: Sister of Mine (Demonios tus ojos)
Pedro Aguilera explores reversion to a more atavistic persuasion in voyeuristic thriller, Sister of Mine
EIFF17 Review: The Midwife (Sage femme)
French screen queens Catherine Deneuve and Catherine Frot are paired in Martin Provost’s The Midwife
EIFF17 Review: Sweet Virginia
Jon Bernthal leads slow-burning small town noir, Sweet Virginia, which helps assert him as a
EIFF17 Review: Song to Song
There’s a poetic visual power in Terence Malick’s Song to Song, yet without the narrative
EIFF17 Review: Okja
Bong Joon Ho provides an ambitious, eclectic piece in Okja – a sweet-natured comic-drama that
EIFF17 Review: Animals (Tiere)
Greg Zlinksi directs and co-writes Animals (Tiere), a Polish surrealist thriller exploring the dynamic of
EIFF17 Review: Pilgrimage
Before Tom Holland hits the A-List as the new Spider Man, he stars in 13th-century
EIFF17 Review: Tom of Finland
Dome Karukoski directs Tom of Finland, a biopic centred on Touko Laaksonen, who would become
EIFF17 Review: Fog in August (Nebel im August)
Kai Wessel directs Fog in August (Nebel im August), a German drama that explores the
EIFF17 Review: Edie
Sheila Hancock delivers an acting master class in Edie, an inspiring tale of strength, courage
EIFF17 Review: The Dark Mile
Scottish horror, The Dark Mile, from director Gary Love makes its debut at the Edinburgh