Film Review: An Acceptable Loss (2019)
What could have been a thought-provoking story of national betrayal and personal regret becomes a pedestrian tale of political posturing.Continue Reading
Category: Marie O’Sullivan’s Film Reviews
The Jake Effect Part Four – Great Jake, Great Film
We’ve reached the final (for the moment) part of The Jake Effect and it’s time to take a look atContinue Reading
The Jake Effect Part Three – Good Jake, Interesting Movie
It’s time for part three of The Jake Effect, and we’ve reached that selection of films that Marie likes aContinue Reading
The Jake Effect Part Two – Love or Leave it: A Matter of Taste
Marie returns to the oeuvre of Jake Gyllenhaal for the next installment of The Jake Effect, and explains how sheContinue Reading
Film Review: Robert the Bruce (2019)
Not the film with Chris Pine, but with the same central character, Robert The Bruce is a quieter, more thoughtfulContinue Reading
The Jake Effect: Part One – Jake, What Were You Thinking?
Marie’s first report from the filmography of Jake Gyllenhaal covers some forgettable and unfortunate forays into film, mostly (but notContinue Reading
The Jake Effect: An Introduction
As Marie eagerly awaits the arrival of Spider-Man: Far from Home next month, she’s been killing time by going throughContinue Reading
Film Review: The Captor aka Stockholm (2019)
The Captor aka Stockholm: a curiosity of a film which suggests one thing, presents another, and ultimately disappoints – despiteContinue Reading
Film Review: The Quiet One
“If you do the right thing, you don’t get noticed. That’s the way I play.” The words of Rolling StoneContinue Reading
(short) Film Review: Anna
Marie had the opportunity to watch Anna, a short film shown in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and endedContinue Reading