Proxy Emotion – MANIFF 2022
A suspenseful, fun drama from South Korea in which one person is paid to stand in for another, and thingsContinue Reading
Author: Marie O'Sullivan
Film Review: Master Cheng (2022)
An unexpected meeting of two cultures – Chinese and Finnish – in a remote Finnish village is the setting forContinue Reading
Film Review: Ali & Ava (2022)
Depicting the spark of a love story in a northern town, Ali & Ava contains two exceptional performances from its leads, andContinue Reading
Film Review: The Worst Person in the World (2021)
Becoming a fully functioning adult with a proper job and a life partner is messy. Joachim Trier’s romantic drama isContinue Reading
Film Review: The Long Walk (2022)
Laotian film The Long Walk from director Mattie Do offers a strange philosophical tale of time travel and guilt in a ruralContinue Reading
Film Review: Fabian – Going To The Dogs (2021)
Premiering at the 2021 Berlinale and acquiring an armful of trophies at the German Film Awards, Dominik Graf’s version ofContinue Reading
Film Review: The Pact (2022)
Based on the memoirs of a young Danish poet whose life intertwined with that of author Karen Blixen in theContinue Reading
The Severing – Slamdance Film Festival 2022
Billed as a “feature length dance film” but in reality more of an art installation, The Severing mines the deepest human emotionsContinue Reading
Film Review: Brighton 4th (2022)
A success at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival, Brighton 4th is a tender, sad portrait of the illusion of immigration and theContinue Reading
Film Review: The Olive Trees of Justice (1962) 4K restoration
Primarily known as a documentary film-maker, American director James Blue’s only feature film The Olive Trees of Justice was shot under remarkableContinue Reading