Review – Lollipop (2024 Edinburgh Film Festival)
Lollipop opens with a conversation: the audience hears Molly (Posy Sterling) talking on the phone to her daughter Ava (Tegan-Mia...
Robert Ewing
Rob is 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.
Review – Armand (2024 Edinburgh Film Festival)
Sexual assault is an issue that society and institutions often fail to address seriously, with inadequate procedures in place to...
2024 Edinburgh International Film Festival Review – And Mrs (2024)
Grief and loss are emotions we will all experience at some point in our lives, however bleak that may sound....
Review – Blue Sun Palace (2024 Edinburgh Film Festival)
Blue Sun Palace opens with a couple having dinner. Didi (Haipeng Xu) is eating spicy chicken with her partner Cheung...
Review – Sunlight (2024 Edinburgh Film Festival)
Nina Conti is a well-respected comedian. The British ventriloquist has toured the comedy circuits with various puppets and masks, with...
Review – Sing Sing (2024 Edinburgh Film Festival)
The American prison system is well-known for being overcrowded, violent, and not designed for rehabilitation. Prisons could be described as...
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...
Review – The Outrun (2024 Edinburgh Film Festival)
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,...