Film Review: The Occupation/My Name is Sara (2020)
A tour-de-force performance from young newcomer Zuzanna Surowy is the highlight of this based-on-a-true-story drama about the life of aContinue Reading
Category: Marie O’Sullivan’s Film Reviews
Kids Run: Manchester Film Festival Review 2020
After a run of light-hearted or comedic German films at Manchester Film Festival (MANIFF), the final offering in the DasContinue Reading
100 Things – Meet the Filmmakers
Although written by, directed by and starring Florian David Fitz, 100 Things – which played as part of the DasContinue Reading
Cold Feet: Manchester Film Festival Review 2020
The Das Kino strand of the Manchester Film Festival (MANIFF) continues with Cold Feet, a light-hearted romantic comedy which alsoContinue Reading
100 Things: Manchester Film Festival Review 2020
A buddy comedy that pokes around at questions of consumerism and what makes us who we are is the secondContinue Reading
Traumfabrik – Meet the filmmakers
Traumfabrik, the first film in 25 years to be completely funded by the legendary Babelsberg film studios in Berlin, openedContinue Reading
Traumfabrik: Manchester Film Festival 2020
What better way to open a film festival than with an ode to the magic of cinema! Fair play toContinue Reading
Film Review: Young Ahmed (2020)
The Dardenne brothers tread sensitive ground in Young Ahmed, as a teenage religious fanatic takes the teachings of his religious leaderContinue Reading
Film Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Mysteriously ignored by The Academy for Oscar nominations, writer and director Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire wonContinue Reading
Film Review: 2020 Oscar Nominated Shorts
Marie has cast an eye over all of the short films which have been Oscar nominated this year, and givesContinue Reading