Scottish Film

Creation Stories (2021) Review – GFF

Posted on February 24, 2021March 7, 2021 by Leoni Horton

Directed by Nick Moran, Creation Stories – about music studio founder Alan McGee – is a mildly offensive, egotistical mess, and we can only hope Liam and Noel Gallagher never see this film. Leoni Horton reviews.

‘Trainspotting’ at 25 – Review

Posted on February 23, 2021March 30, 2021 by Mark Carnochan

‘Trainspotting’ (1996) at 25 – Mark Carnochan’s review of Danny Boyle’s “small film from the small country that became one of the most famous films of all time”, starring Ewan McGregor.

Limbo (2020) BFI LFF Review

Posted on October 16, 2020October 20, 2020 by Leoni Horton

Ben Sharrock creates a bittersweet tale of those in need of a place to call home in 2020 refugee drama ‘Limbo’. Leoni Horton reviews this lovingly photographed fish-out-of-water film.

Get Duked! (2020) Review

Posted on August 24, 2020March 14, 2021 by Mark Carnochan

“One of 2020’s best”, Amazon Original Scottish horror-comedy ‘Get Duked!’, is a memorable feature debut for screenwriter-director Ninian Doff. Full movie Review by Mark Carnochan.

Down Among the Big Boys (1993) Review

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Mark Carnochan

Billy Connolly stars in Scottish gangster film ‘Down Among the Big Boys’ from 1993. Mark Carnochan reviews.

Comfort and Joy (1984) Review

Posted on June 3, 2020June 19, 2020 by Mark Carnochan

Two rival ice cream gangs and the radio presenter stuck in the middle of it all. That’s the premise for Bill Forsyth’s 1984 comedy ‘Comfort and Joy’, a landmark of Scottish cinema according to Mark Carnochan.

Blood Junkies (1993) Review

Posted on May 26, 2020June 19, 2020 by Mark Carnochan

Once thought lost to an underhanded “distributor”, the story of how Scottish cult horror movie ‘Blood Junkies’ (1993) found a release is probably even more interesting than the film. Mark Carnochan reviews.

Sweet Sixteen (2002) Review

Posted on May 19, 2020June 19, 2020 by Mark Carnochan

Ken Loach and Paul Laverty film ‘Sweet Sixteen’ (2002), telling the tale of a non-educated delinquent in small-town Scotland, packs a tremendously heavy punch. Mark Cornachan reviews.

What We Did on Our Holiday (2014) Review

Posted on May 12, 2020June 19, 2020 by Mark Carnochan

‘What We Did on Our Holiday’ (2014) is proof you should never judge a book by its cover, this David Tennant and Rosamund Pike starring drama “smashing audience expectations” set by its trailers. Mark Carnochan reviews.

Whisky Galore! (1949) Review

Posted on May 5, 2020June 19, 2020 by Mark Carnochan

‘The Ladykillers’ director Alexander Mackendrick makes his directorial debut with cult Scottish film ‘Whisky Galore!’, a film about an island’s love for Whisky that doesn’t quite stand the test of time. Mark Carnochan reviews.

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