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SNACK Edinburgh Festivals Guide 2026 (weeks 2 & 3)

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Mission: Long awaited return by Paul Wright brings renewed sense of hope in the possibilities for Scottish cinema

4 Stars Mission is the long-anticipated return to narrative filmmaking from writer-director Paul Wright, ...

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Sophie Kindreich

Borges and Me: Inspirational beauty and melancholy

4 stars   Who wouldn’t want to spend a week driving around the Highlands, all ...

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Sonia Hadj Said

First Zone: Sombre, unambiguous, and sparse tale of Climate Crisis

Sombre, unambiguous, and sparse in dialogue (though with a great deal to say in ...

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Keira Brown
EIFF OPENING NIGHT FILM_ THE INCOMER (HERO STILL)

The Incomer: Charming, tongue-in-cheek tale of Scottish island clearances opens Edinburgh Film Fest 2026

4 Stars Writer-director Louis Paxton’s debut feature The Incomer is a darkly comic look ...

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Emily Geeson

I Want Your Sex: Star studded film looking at sexual power dynamics, and the porn industry, has more style than substance

3 Stars ‘There’s things that you guess, And things that you know, There’s boys ...

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Keira Brown

The Weavers: beautifully shot mini-doc about Scotland’s dying textile industry

5 Stars Weavers, directed by Callum McCulloch-Nowlan, is a beautifully shot mini-doc about Scotland’s ...

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Ted Bajer

Bart Simpson – The Mad World of Harvey Kurtzman (film review)

3 Stars The Mad World of Harvey Kurtzman is a must for any comic ...

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Keira Brown

Wide Days, Wet Nights – Made in Scotland Gigs presented by Wide Days (Review)

. A taster session. Like a flight of whiskies or craft beer, enough to ...

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Andy Reilly