cinema · EIFF26

Film review: Her Private Hell

 His neon-soaked pictures are often critiqued as ‘style over substance’ and after a decade away from the big screen, Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn is back to polarize audiences again with his latest effort, Her Private Hell. The sci-fi psychological thriller follows actress Elle (Sophie Thatcher) who meets influencer Hunter (Kristine Froseth) ahead of their shoot on a new film by her problematic filmmaker father, Johnny Thunders (Dougray Scott). As he skips town, encouraging Elle to bury the hatchet with her stepmother Dominique (Havana Rose Liu), she crosses paths with a brooding G.I. known as Private K (Charles Melton) who is searching for his own daughter.

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Top 5 Must-See Movies of Edinburgh International Film Festival 2026

Tucked in amongst the biggest arts festival in the world, the latest edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival is nearly upon us. Back with its Midnight Madness strand, amazing In Conversation events, retrospective screenings, and a host of world and UK premieres, the programme is brimming with promise and potential. I have perused the offering to select five films to keep an eye out for this August…

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