Scheme Birds
Placed in the hands of such technically skilled filmmakers, this important story simply soars. Jim Ross reviews SCHEME BIRDS.
Category Archives: Festival Coverage
Shorts: Satellites
Joshua Ragan reviews the ‘Satellites’ instalment of the EIFF 2019 shorts program.
Mrs Lowry & Son
MRS LOWRY & SON accurately, and often frustratingly, portrays the intricacies of life between mother and son. Francesca Woulfe reviews at EIFF 2019.
The Souvenir
Marc Nelson discusses THE SOUVENIR after its EIFF 2019 showings, where director Joanna Hogg casts her critical-yet-compassionate eye toward a stand-in for her younger self.
Astronaut
ASTRONAUT is a film that will make you reach for the stars and stick with you; always motivating and inspiring you. Joshua Ragan reviews at EIFF 2019.
Best Before Death
BEST BEFORE DEATH is an unconventional profile of an artist. Clara Strachan reviews from EIFF 2019.
Never Look Away
NEVER LOOK AWAY touches the sublime of the arts, which like a phoenix emerges from the ashes of war to show how sensitivity, affection, diversity can be the victims of the cruel and monstrous side of humanity. Marta Pistone reviews the EIFF 2019 selection.
Sasha Collington Interview
Jim Ross speaks with the director of Edinburgh International Film Festival selection LOVE TYPE D, Sasha Collington.
Skin
SKIN is one of the most powerful films at the Edinburgh film Festival, not only because of its subject matter but because of its brilliant storytelling. Joshua Ragan reviews.
Them That Follow
THEM THAT FOLLOW fails to truly reach its highest point in terms of theme and craft, but is an excellent film nonetheless. Joshua Ragan reviews at EIFF 2019.