John Gibson

@johndouglasgibs

John is a movie and television lover who studied Buddhism and Community Education at Edinburgh University. He has hosted his own podcast, written a movie blog and performed at the Fringe. He works in Adult Literacy.

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Joint Security Area

A timely re-release of a twist on political and personal drama

Lost At Christmas

Miscasting sabotages festive tale

You Cannot Kill David Arquette

An effective portrayal of obsession despite a lack of coherency

King Of New York

Cruel and effective examination of criminal redemption

Rebecca

Wheatley and Du Maurier: an uneasy pairing

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Sorkin plays it safe with competent retelling of Federal fiasco

Project Power

Netflix is a dollar short and a day late with this tale of superheroes and super-drugs

Desperados

Irrational, selfish, and irritating. White Privilege: The Movie

Bicycle Thieves

An unusually prescient depiction of poverty’s vicious circle

Husbands

A slightly flawed study of all the facets of toxic masculinity

Dream Demon

Understandably forgotten but competently made Elm Street-inspired knock-off

A Rainy Day In New York

Tepid, lawsuit-laden bore

Spenser Confidential

Patchy blast of retro sleuthing with pointless violence

A Fall From Grace

A star for effort, and for meeting deadlines

Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Overlong and overwrought but Hepburn captivates

Syncopation

Boy meets girl meets trumpet

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Colour Out Of Space

A welcome return from the cinematic hinterland for director Richard Stanley

The Stand, Edinburgh

Top Flight Time Machine

An absurdly enjoyable live podcast experience

Cleanin’ Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Loving doc mainly dedicated to practical effects

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Citizen K

Missed opportunity in the moral maze of oligarchy

What’s New Pussycat?

Incredibly uneven and unusually boring sixties relic

Model Shop

Unusual and evocative French auteur’s take of sixties LA

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Sorry We Missed You

A perfectly timed examination of precarious work

Robocop

Superior satire of privatisation of public services with a seminal score