Film Review: Waikiki (2020)
A glimpse behind the facade of paradise shows that mental health and economic security can be difficult to come byContinue Reading
Category: Marie O’Sullivan’s Film Reviews
Ammonite – London Film Festival 2020
Writer/director Francis Lee brings his second feature Ammonite to London Film Festival 2020, pairing Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan in a loveContinue Reading
Undine – London Film Festival 2020
The latest from German director Christian Petzold reunites Paula Beer and Franz Rogowski in a modern-day romantic fairytale – andContinue Reading
A Common Crime – London Film Festival 2020
Soporific and missing a chance to tell a much more interesting story, A Common Crime does at least have aContinue Reading
The Intruder – London Film Festival 2020
An intriguing opening and a musical finale bookend this Argentinian horror-thriller – but the middle sags and doesn’t live upContinue Reading
One Night in Miami – London Film Festival 2020
Based on the stage play of the same name, Regina King’s One Night in Miami throws four legends together and has themContinue Reading
Wildfire – London Film Festival 2020
Two sisters are reunited after one of them has been missing, in Cathy Brady’s unsettling feature debut which is setContinue Reading
The Reason I Jump – London Film Festival 2020
The Reason I Jump is an extraordinary sensory documentary presenting a revelatory understanding of autism and communication. Based on the 2007Continue Reading
Shirley – London Film Festival 2020
A psychological drama based on a real-life protagonist provides an opportunity for Elisabeth Moss to shine snarkily in Josephine Decker’sContinue Reading
Mangrove – London Film Festival 2020
Director Steve McQueen’s film Mangrove launched the 2020 London Film Festival with a potent and necessary story about racism and discrimination inContinue Reading