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SNACK Edinburgh Festivals Guide 2026 (weeks 2 & 3)

SNACK magazine is Scotland’s national, independent A5 What’s On, Arts & Culture magazine Curated ...

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Out There – Simon Rynkins’ UFO Conspiracy Culture Film is Fun, If A Little Loose Around the Edges

 4 Stars Out There, written and directed by Simon Ryninks, is as aesthetically pleasing ...

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Ted Bajer

The Best Summer: Tamra Davis’ new documentary ‘The Best Summer’ is a chaotic nostalgia trip into a time of iconic rock music

‘Performing live is like going on a blind date with 6,000 people,’ states an ...

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Keira Brown

An American (Not) in Paris (Fringe Review) 5 stars

5 Stars An American (Not) in Paris by Liv Rocklin is worth going out of ...

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Ted Bajer

Queen at Sea by Lance Hammer – Edinburgh International Film Festival 2026 (film review)

3.5 Stars Lance Hammer’s directorial comeback Queen at Sea offers an unexpected and less ...

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Veronica Buccino

Euan Munro, Playback (Fringe Review) 5 Stars *****

Five stars At once naive and knowing, considered and raw, Playback is a comedy ...

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Gwenhwyfar Ferch Rhys

Screen Academy Scotland shorts – Edinburgh International Film Festival 2026

 5 Stars Screen Academy Scotland has been educating the next generation of Scottish filmmakers ...

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Ted Bajer

Trainspotting Live Event – Leith Theatre: Not Quite the Shot in the Arm the Legacy Needed 

I was lucky enough to be there at the start of the Trainspotting cinematic ...

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Neil Renton

Paul Wright speaks about new film, Mission, outsiders and misfits, and the mass existential crisis

What happens when you start questioning the way you’re supposed to live? In Paul ...

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Sonia Hadj Said