Lakelands – MANIFF 2023
A moving film set in the Irish midlands, which reflects on men struggling to find a way to express theirContinue Reading
Category: Manchester Film Festival
We Might As Well Be Dead – MANIFF 2023
Dropped into this enclosed community with no introduction, it doesn’t take long before the absurdities come to light. A loneContinue Reading
Cairo Conspiracy – MANIFF 2023
An espionage thriller set in Egypt’s most prestigious university for the study of Islam, Cairo Conspiracy is tense, engaging, and not entirelyContinue Reading
Chevalier – MANIFF 2023
If you, like many, have not come across Joseph Bologne before, then Chevalier is an entertaining introduction to this 18th-century violin virtuoso,Continue Reading
The Generation of Evil – MANIFF 2022
Dark, intriguing and violent, this Lithuanian murder investigation sees the provincial elite haunted by secrets from their past when theContinue Reading
We’re All in This Together – MANIFF 2022
Katie Boland is a busy lady, taking full creative control of We’re All in This Together while also playing twin sisters onContinue Reading
18½ – MANIFF 2022
A fun, veering towards darkly comical take on what may have happened to the missing 18 ½ minutes of PresidentContinue Reading
Blank – MANIFF 2022
With the kind of near-future unease of an episode of Black Mirror, a woman tries to escape her writer’s blockContinue Reading
Spaghetti Junction – MANIFF 2022
Kirby McClure’s background in music video certainly shows through in Spaghetti Junction, his first feature film. Like me, UK readers willContinue Reading
Compartment No 6 – MANIFF 2022
Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix winner Compartment No 6 gets a showing at Manchester Film Festival. A snowy journey with real warmth.Continue Reading