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The Edinburgh College of Art Graduate Show 2021

10/9/2021

The Edinburgh College of Art graduate show is a big deal in Edinburgh’s arts calendar. It’s an exhibition of the students’ final pieces of work and the culmination of years of study. You can see anything from interior design to fine art, architecture, silversmithing, filmmaking and a lot more. Following the last couple of years of disruption and remote learning it’s great to be able to see what the recent graduates have been able to produce.

Review: I'm Fine (Thanks for Asking)

22/8/2021

As a mural shown in one shot loudly proclaims “A womyn’s place is in the struggle”. And this film is about that struggle. The struggle of grafting hard just to make ends meet and provide a stable home for your family. And about the struggles of marginalised communities trying to stave off poverty in whatever ways they can in the embers of the pandemic.

Review: The Feast

25/7/2021

Come with me as we journey into the beautiful Welsh countryside. One where many an Armstrong childhood holiday was spent camping within reach of soft sandy beaches, luscious green rolling hills and tall grasses blanket the land. The Welsh language, so rarely heard on film, fills our ears.

But something’s not right here. The people are strange. There is a bloody undertone looming. Will we make it out alive? If you can brave a peek through your fingers you might find out.

Review: Recovery

18/7/2021

This pandemic-based roadtrip comedy sees two sisters racing across the country to free their grandma from a covid-infested nursing home. With comic vibes and palpable chemistry reminiscent of “Booksmart” directors Mallory Everton and Stephen Meek have a very funny, very timely film.

Review: Fucking with Nobody

11/7/2021

This meta-narrative film-of-a-film centres around feminist ideals in heterosexual relationships and the unreal impressions we give on social media. While the intentions are noble, momentum falls quickly and the layers of narrative creates confusion.

Review: Kid Candidate

4/7/2021

Hayden Pedigo is a 24 year old experimental musician running for city council in Amarillo, Texas, a city with a population of 200,000 people. He’s keen, inexperienced and passionate, the youngest person ever to run for council in Amarillo.

Review: The Mauritanian

27/6/2021

Jodie Foster shines in this Guantanamo Bay political drama but a good performance can’t stop the film from feeling a bit bland.

Review: Victim(s)

20/6/2021

This debut feature by writer-director Layla Zhuqing Ji is a stark social commentary on bullying, self-preservation and society’s willingness to judge before they try to listen. Media sensationalism is held to account for stoking unfounded accusations and rumour which destroys people’s lives. But the central theme of bullying is unflinching and alarming.

Review: My Favorite War

6/6/2021

This animated documentary memoir by Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen tells the story of her own childhood growing up in soviet era Latvia in the 1970s to 1990s. She explores the relationship between choice and happiness in the context of growing up under an authoritarian regime.

Review: Murmur

1/6/2021

This quiet yet impactful reflection on addiction, love and loneliness is Heather Young’s first feature film. It taps into the basic human need for connection and the unconditional love of animals.

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The Edinburgh College of Art Graduate Show 2021

Review: I'm Fine (Thanks for Asking)

Review: The Feast

Review: Recovery

Review: Fucking with Nobody

Review: Kid Candidate

Review: The Mauritanian

Review: Victim(s)

Review: My Favorite War

Review: Murmur

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