EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018 Overwhelmed by choice? Our Head of Digital Media Scott Henderson has pored over the festival programme and pulled out his must sees. Read more on EIFF on page 21, and go to list.co.uk/film for full listings
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Odeon 2, Thu 21 Jun, 8.30pm; Cineworld, Fri 22 Jun, 8.50pm. This smart and absorbing suspense film tackles worrying parents and our overuse of technology. John Cho stars as a widowed father trying to track down his missing daughter.
CALIBRE Cineworld, Fri 22 Jun, 8.30pm; Odeon 2, Sat 23 Jun, 3.15pm; Filmhouse 2, Sat 30 Jun 3.15pm. Two lifelong friends (Jack Lowden and Martin McCann) leave Edinburgh for an isolated Scottish Highlands village on a weekend hunting trip. They head out on a misty morning to hunt deer but things go tragically wrong and, stranded, they are drawn into a dark nightmare by gun-weilding villagers.
C’EST LA VIE! Odeon 2, Fri 22 Jun, 8.40pm; Cineworld, Sat 23 Jun, 3.30pm. Co-directors and screenwriters Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache tell the sprawling story of ageing Parisian wedding caterer (Jean-Pierre Bacri), driven to frustrated distraction as a complex wedding in a 17th century chateau unravels. A sophisticated ensemble comedy that delivers real, irreverent pleasure.
HAL Odeon 2, Sat 23 Jun, 6pm; Vue Omni, Wed 27 Jun, 8.40pm. Documentary about the elusive Hal Ashby, the charismatic, troubled 1970s filmmaker. He made beautiful films rich with daydreams and vulnerability, and never really fitted with old Hollywood. Classics include Harold and Maude, and Shampoo.
Vue Omni, Sat 23 Jun, 8.45pm; Sun 24 Jun, 1pm. Beth (Julianne Nicholson), recently released from prison, desperately tries to regain custody of her son from her sister and husband. Matthew Newton’s intelligent, compassionate film is a beautifully written human drama about accountability, hope and redemption.
THE EYES OF ORSON WELLES Odeon 2, Sun 24 Jun, 8.35pm; Filmhouse 2, Mon 25 Jun, 6pm. Director Mark Cousins delves into the life and career of one of cinema’s most talented filmmakers. Orson Welles trained as an artist before becoming an actor and director, and Cousins has been allowed unprecedented access to a treasure trove of images that provide a fascinating glimpse into Welles’ visual thinking.
Cineworld, Sun 24 Jun, 3.40pm; Vue Omni, Mon 25 Jun, 6.10pm. This film is driven by heart and gentle naivety as it follows 14-year-old Ella (the charismatic Ta’kaiya Blaney), who is determined to kayak the Inside Passage in British Colombia after her recently deceased activist uncle Dave (Evan Adams) had planned to make the trip to deliver a speech against a proposed pipeline.
THE PARTING GLASS Festival Theatre, Sun 24 Jun, 8.30pm; Vue Omi, Mon 25 Jun, 6pm. This world premiere stars Melissa Leo, Cynthia Nixon, Denis O’Hare, Anna Paquin, Rhys Ifans and Ed Asner, and will be introduced by Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin.
when her neighbour Veronique (Emily Ratajkowski) dies in the apartment upstairs.
MARY SHELLEY Cineworld, Tue 26 Jun 8.35pm; Thu 28 Jun, 6pm. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (Elle Fanning) is a thoughtful young woman with a passion for writing. When she meets radical and charismatic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (Douglas Booth), she is convinced she has met her soulmate.
RETURN OF THE HERO Odeon 2, Tue 26 Jun, 6.10pm; Cineworld, Wed 27 Jun, 8.30pm. A charming comedy romp starring the ever amusing Jean Dujardin as a swashbuckling swindler who tries to take advantage of an aristocratic family. Plenty of slapstick and cape- and-powder laughs.
Cineworld, Wed 27 Jun, 8.50pm; Vue Omni, Fri 29 Jun, 8.30pm. An inspirational insight into the life and work of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (or RBG, as she is affectionately known), a lifelong equal-rights advocate who fought personal and professional battles in the male-dominated legal world.
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE Odeon 2, Fri 29 Jun, 6pm; Filmhouse 1, Sat 30 Jun, 11.05pm. Teenage Scot Anna (Ella Hunt) is desperate to move away from her overly familiar hometown. The night of the school Christmas concert approaches and things get seriously weird and bloody when the undead arrive in town. This wonderfully engaging Scottish musical is a genre mash-up delight.
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ABOUT TRAVIS Cineworld, Fri 29 Jun, 9.15pm; Odeon 4, Sat 30 Jun, 8.40pm. Music journalist Wyndham Wallace has always been clear that he is not a
big fan of Scottish band Travis. When lead singer Fran Healy invites Wallace to join Travis on tour in Mexico, the journalist is intrigued and bemused. A warm-hearted and tuneful look at Travis, examining why their fans love them, while offering a chance to see if a critic can change his views.
THE BUTTERFLY TREE Cineworld, Fri 29 Jun, 6.05pm; Odeon 4, Sat 30 Jun, 3.35pm. Writer-director Priscilla Cameron’s film is rich with atmosphere and idealism, and Melissa George is charismatic as a romanticised woman who cannot live up to the expectations of men.
HEART BEATS LOUD Filmhouse 1, Fri 29 Jun, 6pm; Odeon 2, Sat 30 Jun, 3.25pm. Director Brett Haley has created a warm-hearted, sincere film that wears its heart on its sleeve. Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) delights as a young-at-heart father about to sell his Brooklyn record shop just as his daughter (Kiersey Clemons) is heading to college in California to study medicine. An enchanting film about love and music with a great cast.
UNICORN STORE Odeon 2, Fri 29 Jun, 8.45pm; Cineworld, Sat 30 Jun, 8.35pm. Actor Brie Larson plays Kit in her directorial debut. A unicorn obsessed art student, whose art dreams are dashed. An oddball life lesson comes in the form of flamboyant salesman (Samuel L Jackson), who claims to be able to help her adopt her own unicorn. A quirky and offbeat story that’s delivered with real charm and affection.
HUMOR ME Filmhouse 1, Sat 30 Jun, 8.40pm; Odeon 2, Sun 1 Jul, 1.25pm. Elliott Gould and Jemaine Clement play father and son in this thoroughly engaging comedy from Sam Hoffman, writer of the hit web series Old Jews Telling Jokes.
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PUZZLE Cineworld, Sat 23 Jun, 1pm. A wonderful performance by Kelly Macdonald provides the extraordinary heart and soul to Puzzle, a delightful film about a woman who achieves her potential after a lifetime of looking after others. Charming, funny and delicate.
IN DARKNESS Cineworld, Tue 24 Jun, 6pm; Thu 28 Jun, 8.55pm. Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer is terrific in this psychological revenge thriller directed by Anthony Byrne. Dormer plays Sofia, a blind musician drawn into London’s criminal underbelly
86 THE LIST 1 Jun–31 Aug 2018