Cafe Society (2016)
2016-09-14
It’s all a bit dinner jazz. It’s all a bit beautiful blondes bathed in golden sunshine. It’s all a bitContinue Reading
Hell or High Water (2016)
2016-09-13
Two themes run deep. The first, Native Americans lost their land to The White Man who in turn lost theirContinue Reading
War Dogs (2016)
2016-09-07
War Dogs – those who become involved in warfare for purely personal gain. Based on the 2011 Rolling Stone’s articleContinue Reading
The Shallows
2016-08-16
by Peter Callaghan The clue is in the title: lacks depth. That, and the obvious similarities with Jaws, together withContinue Reading
Men & Chicken (Mænd & Høns)
2016-07-25
by Sally Roberts The premise of Men and Chicken (Mæd and Høns) seems all too familiar. Two brothers, a dyingContinue Reading
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
2016-07-14
by Peter Callaghan It’s Tarzan, Jim, but not as we know it. Cheetah’s been pensioned-off. The iconic war cry, nowContinue Reading
FAMILIES ‘BELLES FAMILLES’
2016-06-26
by Paula Smith SHOWN THE 25TH OF JUNE AT CINEWORLD, EDINBURGH This French drama stars Mathieu Amalric and Marine VacthContinue Reading
When Marnie Was There
2016-06-24
by Peter Callaghan Anna Sasaki is an outsider. With her short dark hair, gawky frame and keen interest in theContinue Reading
IRREPLACEABLE ‘MEDECIN DE CAMPAGNE’
2016-06-19
by Paula Smith Irreplaceable is a film by Thomas Lilti (Hippocrates). Francois Cluzet plays the role of the main character,Continue Reading
THE MEASURE OF A MAN ‘LA LOI DU MARCHE’
2016-06-10
by Paula Smith SHOWING AT THE FILMHOUSE: FRI 10TH TO WED 15TH JUNE ‘The measure of a man’ (La loiContinue Reading
‘La Famille Belier’ – The Belier Family
2016-06-06
by Paula Smith Screened at Edinburgh Filmhouse the 5th of June The film is introduced by researchers from Heriot WattContinue Reading
Money Monster (2016)
2016-05-28
by Peter Callaghan Your career is careering from career to career. Your relationship is like a James Bond Martini: shaken,Continue Reading
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
2016-05-08
by Peter Callaghan Society hostess empties coffers To play Carnegie in spite of scoffers A syphilitic broad dubbed “the worstContinue Reading
The Jungle Book (2016)
2016-04-28
by Peter Callaghan “The strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.”Continue Reading