All Shall Be Well – London Film Festival 2024
From Hong Kong director Ray Yeung, All Shall Be Well gently unravels the challenges facing an older lesbian woman when her partnerContinue Reading
Category: Marie O’Sullivan’s Film Reviews
Tarika – London Film Festival 2024
A teenage girl’s rare medical condition marks her out as cursed to her superstitious neighbours, in Bulgarian writer/director Milko Lazarov’sContinue Reading
Film Review: Girls Will Be Girls (2024)
A film full of youthful romance, family jealousies, and teenage heartbreak, Girls Will Be Girls is the first feature from Indian filmmakerContinue Reading
Film Review: Paradise is Burning (2024)
Bouncing between euphoria and despair, Paradise is Burning celebrates sisterhood and mourns a childhood without parental guidance at the same time. MikaContinue Reading
The Ceremony – Edinburgh Film Festival 2024
An impressive, low-key, yet powerful feature debut from Yorkshire writer/director Jack King earns its place in the Competition Features strandContinue Reading
Armand – Edinburgh Film Festival 2024
A tense and exhilarating drama in which adults try to unearth the truth behind an accusation of inappropriate behaviour amongContinue Reading
To Kill a Wolf – Edinburgh Film Festival 2024
A young girl gets lost in the woods after straying from a path. And there are wolves (literal and figurative).Continue Reading
My Favourite Cake – Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024
A brave and touching film made by two Iranian filmmakers who were subsequently denied permission to attend the film’s WorldContinue Reading
Blue Sun Palace – Edinburgh Film Festival 2024
The human need for connection and how we deal with loss are both examined among Chinese migrant communities in NewContinue Reading
Fugue (Fuga) – Edinburgh Film Festival 2024
Based on true events, and expertly using non-professional actors to recount their own lived experiences, Mary Jiménez and Bénédicte LiénardContinue Reading