The instant closures of Edinburgh Filmhouse and Edinburgh International Film Festival will have profound effects on wider culture, as explained in this personal essay from Mark Carnochan.
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‘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.
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“Nostalgic, funny, cinematic and deep, Little Voice is a terrifically well performed and well constructed piece of British cinematic history”. Joseph Wade reviews Mark Herman’s adaptation starring Caine, McGregor, Blethyn and Horrocks.
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A cultural phenomenon in the 1990s, Mark Herman’s ‘Brassed Off’ (1994) starring Pete Postlethwaite, Ewan McGregor and a range of recognisable British talent, is a remarkable piece of cinema. Joseph Wade reviews.
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‘That girl thinks she’s the Queen of the neighbourhood, I got news for you, she is!’ – How Cathy Yan’s ‘Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey’ embraces the Riot Grrrl ethos in its fresh attempts to validate female anger. Article by Leoni Horton.
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Harley Quinn is unleashed from under the Joker’s thumb and teams up with three other lethal ladies of Gotham in Cathy Yan’s ‘Birds of Prey’. Click to read Sophie Butcher’s review in full.
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Mike Flanagan honours two distinct visions of ‘The Shining’ in his adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘Doctor Sleep’ starring Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson. Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.
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The Twenty-Fifth British Independent Film Awards. From the Paul