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Monster

Monster

Release date (UK): 2024 | Country: Japan | Running time: 127 min | Genres: Drama, Thriller | Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Starring: Sakura Andô, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa. | BBFC 12 By Jack Weir Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film is a tender portrait of the connection between two young boys told from a number of interwoven

A Blast of Highland Life

A Blast of Highland Life

Blàs, Across the Machair by C C Hutton By Liz Treacher, Author C C Hutton / Ceitidh Hutton is an award-winning writer of Gaelic children’s picture books and writer of English women’s contemporary fiction with a dash of Gaelic, a large sprinkling of humour, and a wee drop of

Pine martens around the Kyle

Pine martens around the Kyle

Secretive and rarely seen,  the European Pine Marten, (martes martes) is about the size of a cat. It can be ferocious, with sharp teeth and claws which help it to hunt birds and rodents. By Cherry Alexander Dark brown on their backs and with a distinctive yellow bib, this is

Perfect Days

Perfect Days

Release date (UK): 2023 | Country: Japan, Germany | Running time: 124 min | Genres: Drama | Director: Wim Wenders | Starring: Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano. | BBFC PG By Jack Weir Perfect Days is the latest film from German director Wim Wenders of Paris, Texas fame. The film follows Hirayama, a man in

When the fire was the  focus of the kitchen

When the fire was the  focus of the kitchen

Ardgay Girl, by Lily Byron By Liz Treacher, Author I f you have read and enjoyed Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee, you will love Ardgay Girl (Byron, 2023) by local author Lily Byron. It’s a journey back in time, a dive into Highland life in the post-war era

Early frog action

Early frog action

Common frogs are one of the only six native species of amphibians found in Scotland. They come to ponds to breed during the spring and spend much of the rest of the year feeding on dry land. They generally appears shiny and wet, in contrast to the dryness of a

Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon

Release date (UK): 2023 | Country: USA | Running time: 206 min | Genres: Crime Drama | Director: Martin Scorsese | Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone. | BBFC 15 By Jack Weir Martin Scorsese’s latest film is an epic historical crime drama about the murders of Osage Native Americans that took place