2024 Edinburgh International Film Festival Review – Sing Sing (2024)
The American prison system is well-known for being overcrowded, violent, and not designed for rehabilitation. Prisons could be described as...
Robert Ewing
I am a freelance film critic and writer who specialises in Anime and Asian cinema. I have adored film since a young age, having watched films that were far too old for me, such as RoboCop, Die Hard, and Hot Tub Time Machine, to discovering the heights of foreign cinema through films like Headhunters and Battle Royale. Growing up with such a diverse catalogue of films that I cherished sparked my desire to discuss them. This passion eventually led me to become a reviewer. Dissecting films, speaking to filmmakers I admire, and showcasing the best of Asian and anime cinema is how I live my best and truest life.
2024 Edinburgh International Film Festival Review – Black Dog (2024)
2020 was a strange year for cinema. The box office was normal for about three months, then everything shut down...
2024 Edinburgh International Film Festival Review – The Outrun (2024)
Addiction is a chronic condition that I believe many people will experience. However, not all addictions are equal. For example,...
Edinburgh International Film Festival – 2024 – Preview
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is my local festival, a festival I have regularly attended since 2018. I remember...
Film Review – A Place Called Silence (2024)
Horror is an interesting genre for me, although it is not my favourite because I am not easily scared. I...
Anime Review – Kizumonogatari (2016)
Kizumonogatari is an interesting title in the franchise. This anime adaptation, while based on the second light novel released, is...
Anime Review – Bakemonogatari (2009)
Based on the light novels of the same name written by NISIOISIN, Bakemonogatari follows our lead, Koyomi Araragi, who, after...
Anime Review – The Imaginary (2024)
Studio Ponoc was founded by Yoshiaki Nishimura, a former lead film producer at Studio Ghibli. The studio is a spiritual...
Disney + Review – Star Wars: The Acolyte (2024)
In my opinion, The Acolyte is the definition of boring and inconsistent. It is pitched as Kill Bill meets Frozen,...
Anime Review – Mashle: Magic and Muscles Seasons 1 and 2 (2024)
Imagine a world where everyone has magical powers. However, our lead doesn’t have any powers but gains a unique ability...
Anime Review – Tower of God Season 2 Episode 1-2 (2024)
Tower of God Season 1 surprised me, and I was excited to see where Season 2 would go. While I'm...
Anime Review – Tower of God Season 1 (2020)
It was inevitable that, like other contemporary streaming platforms, Crunchyroll would start to produce its own original content. Under the...
Film Review – Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)
Found footage horror films are a staple of the genre. While The Blair Witch Project was not the first found...
Blue Lock the Movie: Episode Nagi Interview – Bryson Baugus & Kamen Casey
Bryson Baugus, the voice of Seishiro Nagi whom you may recognise as Falco Grice in Attack on Titan and Shoyo Hinata...