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Fiends in the Furrows- Folk Horror Film Fest to Descend on Leith this April

Fans of folk horror are sure to get their fill this April as Leith’s newest film festival, Fiends in the Furrows, brings new releases and cult classics to the big screen. Poster by Theo Cleary Art Edinburgh has become a hub of film festivals, but ever since Dead by Dawn ended (though set to return in 2027) the city has faced a significant lack of horror-based film fests. Now Leith Kino and Cinetopia bring Fiends in the Furrows, an exploration into the history and future o

Apr 22 min read

The Wizard of the Kremlin- Glasgow Film Festival

The Wizard of the Kremlin is one of the many thrillers screening at Glasgow Film Festival this year and it certainly stands out, but not necessarily for all the right reasons. Paul Dano as Vadim Baranov in The Wizard of the Kremlin Olivier Assayas’ newest film features a star-studded cast: Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander and Jude Law star in the fictional retelling of Putin’s rise to control in Russia. While Paul Dano provides a lukewarm performance compared to some of his pre

Mar 53 min read

My Father's Island- Glasgow Film Festival

Glasgow Film Festival hosted the UK premiere of Vladimir de Fontenay’s newest psychological-thriller My Father’s Island , previously released as Sukkwan Island when it first premiered at last year's Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Cmon Cmon ’s breakout star Woody Norman as British teenager Roy, who agrees to take a year-round trip to a secluded Norwegian island with his estranged father Tom played by Swann Arlaud of Anatomy of Fall fame. Facing isolation and the har

Mar 53 min read

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum-found footage at its finest

After years of watching found-footage horror, Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum has been recommended to me repeatedly by other horror fans. I finally had the chance to sit down and watch it this week in preparation for January’s Final Girls meeting in Glasgow, and it far exceeded my expectations. Firstly, a little information on Final Girls Film Club: Final Girls is a community group founded by Emma McGowan for women, trans and non-binary horror fans to get together and share thei

Jan 253 min read