Meeting Gorbachev: Manchester Film Festival Review 2019
Werner Herzog strikes again, bringing his own style to a conversation with the tragic modern figure that is Mikhail SergeyevichContinue Reading
Category: Marie O’Sullivan’s Film Reviews
The Last Berliner: Manchester Film Festival Review 2019
A sideways look at Germany’s urban housing and gentrification issues seen through an unlikely hostage situation, Winner for Best FeatureContinue Reading
Paris Song: Manchester Film Festival Review 2019
‘Based on a true story’ but ultimately quite fictionalised, Paris Song offered Marie a glimpse of history wrapped up inContinue Reading
Goliath: Manchester Film Festival Review
Fragile masculinity and physical transformations are on show as Marie takes a look at Swiss-German film Goliath currently playing atContinue Reading
Hotel Mumbia: Manchester Film Festival 2019
If you do choose to make a film about a horrendous terrorist attack, then this is probably how you shouldContinue Reading
Film Review: Two for Joy
Enticed by the presence of the always good Samantha Morton, Marie took a trip to the seaside with Two forContinue Reading
Film Review: For My Father’s Kingdom (2019)
Marie takes a trip to New Zealand and Tonga to learn why giving away your money to the church isContinue Reading
Film Review: Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen (2019)
An intimate, personal and revealing portrait of one of New Zealand’s finest filmmakers, seen through the eyes of her youngestContinue Reading
Film Review: Vai (2019)
From the producers of New Zealand film Waru comes a second portmanteau film with a similar structure, but different themes. MarieContinue Reading
Film Review: The Isle
Marie takes a trip to a remote Scottish island for some mysterious goings-on among a small community. This beautifully shotContinue Reading