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Edinburgh International Film Festival · 2024

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024

Opening and closing galas

Programme

4 films · 4 reviews

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Alien: Romulus

Review preview for Alien: Romulus

In the opening sequence we're shown a relief carving of a xenomorph. Such a thing could be used as a mould, but the film is so intent on replication that it doesn't break it, or free.

Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
A group run into trouble while exploring a derelict space station.

(Country: UK, US; Year: 2024; Director: Fede Alvarez; Writer: Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett; Stars: Isabela Merced, Cailee Spaeny, Archie Renaux, David Jonsson, Aileen Wu, Spike Fearn)

Midnight Madness opening film

The Outrun

Review preview for The Outrun

Distances of time and space are collapsible in Fingscheidt’s hands.

Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
After living life on the edge in London, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. She returns to the wild beauty of Scotland’s Orkney Islands - where she grew up - hoping to heal.

(Country: UK, Germany; Year: 2024; Director: Nora Fingscheidt; Writer: Nora Fingscheidt, Amy Liptrot, Daisy Lewis; Stars: Saskia Reeves, Saoirse Ronan, Paapa Essiedu, Stephen Dillane, Lauren Lyle, Izuka Hoyle, Naomi Wirthner, Nabil Elouahabi, Posy Sterling, Tony Hamilton-Croft, Seamus Dillane, Danyal Ismail, Scott Miller, Paul Kulik)

Opening film

Since Yesterday: The Untold Story Of Scotland's Girl Bands

Review preview for Since Yesterday: The Untold Story Of Scotland's Girl Bands

What comes across, despite the hurdles, is the immense camaraderie and collectivism that has strengthened down the years.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
Documentary about the history of Scottish girl bands from the Sixties to the present.

(Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: Blair Young, Carla J Easton)

Closing film

The Substance

Review preview for The Substance

Brutal, bloody and enriched with a specific dark humour.

Marija Lukarevska · 4 out of 5
A fading television star tries to restore her fame with the help of a suspicious drug.

(Country: UK, US; Year: 2024; Director: Coralie Fargeat; Writer: Coralie Fargeat; Stars: Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Demi Moore, Hugo Diego Garcia, Joseph Balderrama, Oscar Lesage, Gore Abrams, Olivier Raynal, Vincent Colombe, Tiffany Hofstetter, Matthew Géczy, Tom Morton, Philip Schurer, Matthew Luret, Alexandra Papoulias Barton)

Midnight Madness closing film