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Nico Marrone

Former Film Editor
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Father of Lies

Setting foot in Silk in the middle of the afternoon is an incredibly daunting experience at the best of times. However, doing so as eerie music plays accompanied by the…

Get Out

The horror genre has a long-standing history of social commentary, from the racial issues addressed in George A Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, to the Aids allegory prevalent throughout…

The Founder

It would be incredibly simple to dismiss The Founder – the story of the man who turned McDonalds into the global corporation that it is today- as merely a marketing…

Taduno’s Song

As far as debut novels go, one would be hard pressed to find a tale as beautifully written and thoroughly engaging as that of Nigerian author, Odafe Atogun. The freshman…

We need to talk about Westworld

A lone figure sits atop his horse, his all-black ensemble stark against the brightness of the horizon; slowly he surveys the rocky landscape before him searching for his prey. The…

Editorial: A look forward to Africa in Motion’s return to Edinburgh

Next week signifies the start of Scotland’s annual celebration of African cinema and culture, the Africa in Motion Film Festival. Now in its eleventh year, the festival aims to showcase…

A look forward to the film festivals coming to Edinburgh this year.

As the academic year begins, there are sure to be countless opportunities for socialising as clubs, societies, and RAs all clamor to attract both fresh-faced Freshers and the more jaded…

Library Cat: The Observations of a Thinking Cat

As far as University of Edinburgh institutions go, Jordan – more commonly known as Library Cat – is a rather high-ranking one. Instantly recognisable by his black and white coat,…