Virginia Gilbert directs A Long Way from Home, a graceful dramatic feature based on her own short story of the same. Gilbert provides us with a rich palette of fascinating characters and breathtaking locations in…
EIFF 2013
EIFF 2013 – Magic Magic Review
Sebastian Silva’s Magic Magic is perhaps one of the more enigmatic features of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival, so enigmatic in fact, that many viewers may be left rather unfulfilled by this South American…
EIFF 2013 – uwantme2killhim? Review
Viewers may initially be taken aback when seeing the credits of upcoming British feature uwantme2killhim? What appears as a low-key thriller actually has some big Hollywood names behind it – including Bryan Singer and Bob…
EIFF 2013 – Struck by Lightning Review
Glee’s Chris Colfer makes the jump from television to cinema with Struck By Lightning, which he adapts from his own book Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal. Despite small glimpses of well-handled humour, Colfer’s…
EIFF 2013 -The Conjuring Review
James Wan has fast become one of the most prominent directors in the world of horror cinema. With stellar features like Saw, Dead Silence and Insidious under his belt, Wan continues his winning streak with The Conjuring, a truly chilling take…
Meet The Real Perron Family In New The Conjuring UK Trailer
It’s always the unexpected films that deliver the goods in entertainment values and this week at The Edinburgh Film Festival James Wan’s The Conjuring made it’s UK premier.The buzz from the preview was nothing but…
EIFF 2013 – We Are The Freaks Review
Justin Edgar’s We Are the Freaks sets out to challenge the conventions of the traditional teen-comedy, and it mostly does so with a cheeky sense of humour and fond nostalgia for the nineties. We Are…
EIFF 2013 – The Bling Ring Review
The Bling Ring marks Sofia Coppola’s first feature since 2010’s outstanding Somewhere and faces the challenge of living up to the quality of this and her previous body of work. Whilst The Bling Ring is…
EIFF 2013 – Monsters University Review
Pixar have had mixed luck with sequels and franchises with the likes of Toy Story 2 and 3 proving masterclasses in the art of the sequel, and others like Cars 2 proving less successful. Fortunately…
EIFF 2013 – Frances Ha Review
Chances are the most charming film you will see at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival is Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha. The feature sees him team up with Greta Gerwig in what serves as a…
EIFF 2013 – Shooting Bigfoot Review
Morgan Matthews’ Shooting Bigfoot is likely to be a firm fan favourite of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival. Matthews’ feature is an amusing and occasionally dark look into the world of ‘bigfoot hunting’ with…
EIFF 2013 – Before You Know It Review
Despite all the big arrivals at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (we’ve had The Bling Ring, Monsters University, The East etc.), this year’s standout features have all been relatively low key documentaries. Whilst these documentaries…
EIFF 2013 – What Maisie Knew Review
Taking a classic piece of late-nineteenth century literature and adapting it in a contemporary fashion is a risky move that few filmmakers could convincingly pull off. However, Scott McGehee and David Siegel are two of…
EIFF 2013 – The East Review
You would think a film like The East that details the work of anarchic environmental activists would make a thrilling watch, but unfortunately Zal Batmanglij’s film squanders its original and simple premise through a series…
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