Film Review: Better Days (2021)
Hong Kong film Better Days combines a bleak picture of academic pressure and bullying with an unusual love story, to land itselfContinue Reading
Category: Marie O’Sullivan’s Film Reviews
Film Review: Malmkrog (2021)
A lengthy film in which little happens but much is said, and which certainly demands commitment from the viewer. EvenContinue Reading
Film Review: The Good Traitor (2021)
Sometimes you just have to have the courage to stand up to the bad guys and be true to yourContinue Reading
Dead in October – MANIFF 2021
2020 was a tough year for most people, with global events affecting life as we know it. But what ifContinue Reading
Fugitive Dreams – MANIFF 2021
Two desperate homeless drifters cross paths and travel around America looking for connection. Marie continues her journey with them atContinue Reading
Vultures – MANIFF 2021
Young love and dangerous acts of graffiti tagging combine in this story based on real events which took place inContinue Reading
Infinitum: Subject Unknown – MANIFF 2021
Wake, escape, repeat. Marie finds a film with minimal cast and crew filmed under lockdown restrictions which works remarkably well,Continue Reading
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
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