> Martin Sandison, Author at SNACK: Music, film, arts and culture magazine for Scotland

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FILM REVIEW: Killers of the Flower Moon

From the gritty, visionary Taxi Driver to Oscar-winning crime drama The Departed, Martin Scorsese ...

Film Review – Accident Man: Hitman’s Holiday

When you think of UK cinema, the genre of martial arts comedy doesn’t spring ...

Filmhouse Needs Your Help!

Edinburgh’s Filmhouse cinema has been closed for almost a year after the charitable organisation ...

Film Review: Police Story 3: Supercop

At this year’s Oscars, Michelle Yeoh – Time magazine’s Icon of the Year 2022 ...

The Origin – Glasgow Film Festival 2023 Review

Last year The Northman saw an arthouse action film housed in a prehistoric setting, ...

Typist Artist Pirate King – Glasgow Film Festival 2023 Review

We interviewed director Carole Morley back in 2019, when her stylish neo-noir Out of ...

Film Review: Flux Gourmet

A great filmmaker must love creating new worlds. When British director Peter Strickland landed ...

SNACK Shorts: Is it Me

Welcome to SNACK’s new feature where we spotlight our favourite Scottish short films! There ...

The best of the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2022

Throughout the years the EIFF has created many wonderful filmic memories. Always built around ...

Film Review: Drive my Car

I’m not one for conducting interviews with filmmakers; I find it stressful and nerve-wracking. ...