L’Autre – MANIFF 2021
Marie watches an on-screen character – also named Marie – as she deals with the loss of her father. It’sContinue Reading
Author: Marie O'Sullivan
The Battle of Shangri-La – MANIFF 2021
A film from Brazil gets a World Premiere at MANIFF, and Marie heads out across the Brazilian countryside to trackContinue Reading
The Catch – MANIFF 2021
A feature directorial debut for Matthew Ya-Hsiung Balzer, The Catch receives its UK Premiere at Manchester Film Festival this weekend. A youngContinue Reading
Country of Hotels – MANIFF 2021
Country of Hotels receives its European premiere at Manchester Film Festival this year and is one which might intrigue fans ofContinue Reading
Misha – MANIFF 2021 Opening Night
Misha, the opening film of Manchester Film Festival (MANIFF) 2021 is interesting and raises more questions than it answers. ButContinue Reading
Film Review: Quo Vadis, Aida? (2021)
Successfully reaching the shortlist in the International Feature Film category for the 93rd Academy Awards, Quo Vadis, Aida? is Bosnian director Jasmila Žbanić’sContinue Reading
Film Review: Fukushima 50 (2021)
Fukushima 50 looks at the devastating nuclear reactor failure in Japan. The publicity for this movie screams: “AFTER CHERNOBYL, COMESContinue Reading
Film Review: The Affair (2021)
Adapted from Simon Mawer’s acclaimed novel The Glass Room, this Czech-produced film in the English language with an international cast isContinue Reading
Film Review: Night of the Kings (2021)
A captivating and original film from Ivory Coast, Night of the Kings has rightly made the Academy Awards shortlist forContinue Reading
Film Review: The World To Come (2021)
Grief and isolation in a snowy winter melt into deep human connection when the lives of two women intersect inContinue Reading