Since his on-screen breakthrough as the hapless protagonist in Jeremy Saulnier’s 2013 thriller Blue Ruin, filmmaker Macon Blair has proven himself as something of an all-rounder of indie cinema. Ac…

Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil is a lean, bloody and irreverent survival horror that captures the thrills and spills of the iconic video game.

His neon-soaked pictures are often critiqued as ‘style over substance’ and after a decade away from the big screen, Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn is back to polarize audiences again with…

Writer and director Paul Schrader has explored masculinity and redemption throughout his career, going way back to when he penned the script for Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver in the 1970s. Revisiti…

Saoirse Ronan delivers another superb performance in Bad Apples, a darkly funny and thought-provoking school satire from director Jonathan Etzler.

Actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje turns his hand to writing and directing for his feature debut Farming, a coming-of-age drama based on his own turbulent upbringing. Born to Yorùbá parents in Ni…

No stranger to plying his trade within the circuit of genre festivals that showcase his low-budget efforts, indie writer and director Simon Rumley has taken his alternative sensibilities to Thailan…

Fall 2 film review: The high-altitude survival thriller delivers nerve-shredding suspense and visceral thrills, despite an increasingly overcomplicated plot.

It’s usually a risk for popular television programmes to make the jump to the big screen but in 2011, The Inbetweeners made it look easy. Would a sequel have the same outcome or should they h…

Playwright Cory Finley introduces himself to the cinematic landscape with his directorial debut Thoroughbreds, a Sundance-indie-comedy with a sinister neo-noir streak. Olivia Cooke portrays Amanda,…

During a period in which we’ve seen resurrections of iconic franchises such as Scream, Halloween, and Evil Dead, writer and director Jane Schoenbrun presents a satirical take on this concept with t…

Still working at the age of 89, legendary actor turned director Clint Eastwood’s latest piece is Richard Jewell, a true crime drama that revisits one of his recurring themes; the American hero. Set…

Cooper Hoffman and Olivia Wilde star in Gregg Araki's funny and vibrant new sex comedy I Want Your Sex.

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An idyllic family holiday takes a sinister turn in The Last Resort, the latest drama from Norwegian director and co-writer Maria Sødahl. It follows Danish married couple Louise (Danica Ćurčić…

I have been fascinated by the work of actor Cosmo Jarvis for the past few years, and always take a keen interest in what he’s working on and who he’s working with. His latest performance is in Iris…

Galaxie Clear and Marni Duggan star in Molly Manners comedy Extra Geography, screening at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei discuss their latest film, Faces of Death, a smart spin on the 1978 cult classic.

Exciting acting talent has been introduced to the big screen in the feature debut from director Molly Manners. Based on Rose Tremain’s 2007 book of the same name, coming-of-age comedy drama Extra G…

This year we’ve already seen Odysseus charter choppy waters to get home on the biggest of screens and in the feature debut from NY-based director Lindsey Ryan, a hard-up Irish-American family plead…

‘Surgery is the new sex’ was the suggestive tagline of veteran filmmaker David Cronenberg’s recent body-horror piece Crimes of the Future and this appears to have inspired the latest work from Ango…

Within the ‘buddy movie’ sub-genre, often the story revolves around one last blowout before one or all of the friends leaves town or goes off to college or university. In comedy drama The State of …

After a period of disruption which threatened an uncertain future, the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) finds itself on more solid footing for its 77th edition this year. At its ne…

Just one year after the release of Baz Luhrmann’s glitzy Elvis biopic, writer and director Sofia Coppola presents another side to the story with her latest feature, Priscilla. Based upon the 1985 …

Keen comic-book fans may well be aware of the satirist magazine MAD that was first published in the 1950s but they might not be so familiar with its creator, Harvey Kurtzman. In the programme notes…

Keen comic-book fans may well be aware of the satirist magazine MAD that was first published in the 1950s but they might not be so familiar with its creator, Harvey Kurtzman. In the programme notes…

Scottish drama Aftersun by writer and director Charlotte Wells has been knocking audiences for six on the film festival circuit. The plot follows dad Calum, played by Normal People star Paul Mescal…

Also starring Antonio Banderas, Emilia Jones and Leo Woodall, Matt Johnson’s bio-drama chronicles a formative Provincetown summer during which the future chef worked in a hectic kitchen.

Off the back of the phenomenal global impact made by TV series Adolescence last year, Stephen Graham portrays another, but very different, complex father in his latest picture, The Good Boy (known …

A decade has passed since award-winning novelist Helen Walsh turned her attention to filmmaking, and after a foray into television last year, she has returned to writing and directing for the big s…

Known for his mind-bending stories and practical filmmaking prowess, writer and director Christopher Nolan has embarked on his most ambitious feature to date. Shot entirely with unwieldy IMAX 70mm …

Visionary filmmaker Christopher Nolan has carved a career out of writing and directing imaginative movies, telling mind-bending tales in a way that only he can. His latest feature marks a departure…

Tucked in amongst the biggest arts festival in the world, the latest edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival is nearly upon us. Back with its Midnight Madness strand, amazing In Conver…

Cinetopia Radio · Episode

BLUE HERON is a gentle demonstration of cinema’s power, and Romvari's ability to create a tangible, shared experience of something difficult to put into words. The film is one of fuzzy memories & half-truths, but the impression it leaves is firm & enduring.

Cinetopia Radio · Episode