Edin is a film critic, writer, and poet from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He holds a BA from Occidental College in Los Angeles, where he studied within the liberal arts tradition. A voting member of Film Independent (Spirit Awards), he is also the founder of The Self Reproaching Critic, a platform for film and cultural criticism. In addition to his critical work, he writes poetry and is pursuing publication in leading literary journals.
We have 26 reviews by Edin Custo in the database: read them here
Latest Film Reviews
Complaint No. 713317
Retired couple Magdy and Sama just want a quiet life, which unravels when their fridge breaks down.
La Belle Année
Revisiting a teenage crush on a teacher, Angelica Ruffier embarks on a delicate journey of memory and desire.
Why Do I See You In Everything?
Two friends drift through dreams and memories, searching for tenderness amid unending cycles of violence.
Earth Song
The story of Rojin, a Kurdish-Finnish doctor, who uncovers a family secret that challenges everything she thought she knew.
Far From Maine
Haunted by the killing of his Palestinian childhood friend Aseel Asleh by Israeli police in 2000, Roy Cohen revisits their friendship through a cinematic letter addressed to Aseel.
One In A Million
Filmed over 10 years, one girl’s epic journey from Syria to Germany and back again. She and her family navigate war, exile, and heartbreak in a foreign land, illuminating the complexities of the refugee experience.
Sentient
An investigation into laboratory research on animals exposes a hidden world in which it’s not just the animals getting hurt. The story of Dr. Lisa Jones Engel, a primatologist turned animal welfare advocate, asks whether harming animals and ourselves in science’s name is justified.
Features
Marijana Janković on Home, Balkan representation, and the immigrant question of where you belong
01 Feb 2026
01 Feb 2026
Marijana Janković on Balkan representation, and the immigrant question of belonging
Andrés Clariond on image-making and political freefall in Versalles
22 Nov 2025
22 Nov 2025
Andrés Clariond on image-making and political freefall in Versalles
A conversation on playing power and humiliation and victimhood turned to violence in Versalles with Cuauhtli Jimenez, Maggie Civantos and Jose Manuel Rincon
19 Nov 2025
19 Nov 2025
A conversation with the cast of Versalles
Romanian duo Maria Popistașu and Alexandru Baciu’s Y examines privilege and guilt
17 Oct 2025
17 Oct 2025
Romanian duo Maria Popistașu and Alexandru Baciu’s Y examines privilege and guilt
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