Kids Run: Manchester Film Festival Review 2020
After a run of light-hearted or comedic German films at Manchester Film Festival (MANIFF), the final offering in the DasContinue Reading
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100 Things – Meet the Filmmakers
Although written by, directed by and starring Florian David Fitz, 100 Things – which played as part of the DasContinue Reading
100 Things: Manchester Film Festival Review 2020
A buddy comedy that pokes around at questions of consumerism and what makes us who we are is the secondContinue Reading
Traumfabrik: Manchester Film Festival 2020
What better way to open a film festival than with an ode to the magic of cinema! Fair play toContinue Reading
Marie’s Top Ten Films of 2019
Marie picks her favourites from what’s been a solid, but not outstanding, year for film. 2019 has been a funnyContinue Reading
Meeting Gorbachev: Manchester Film Festival Review 2019
Werner Herzog strikes again, bringing his own style to a conversation with the tragic modern figure that is Mikhail SergeyevichContinue Reading
The Last Berliner: Manchester Film Festival Review 2019
A sideways look at Germany’s urban housing and gentrification issues seen through an unlikely hostage situation, Winner for Best FeatureContinue Reading
Goliath: Manchester Film Festival Review
Fragile masculinity and physical transformations are on show as Marie takes a look at Swiss-German film Goliath currently playing atContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Shout Factory’s Backbeat (Shout Select)
Adam falls in love with Backbeat all over again. The film being released by Shout Factory’s label Shout Select isContinue Reading