This was the first film that I watched at the Manchester Film Festival. I wasn’t sure if I was going to like it, but I am glad I tried something new as this heartwarming tale left me pleasantly surprised and even quite moved. It’s a good example of if you make the effort to watch…
“When you have 1000 people, and you can hear a pin drop that is the best sound of all because that’s when you know you have absolutely got them,” Producer Sonia Freidman says of this Stranger Things theatre production. Director Jon Halperin had made a fascinating, insightful and brilliant documentary. He uses a timeline to…
Cassius Hackforth has been blowing people away in theatre and film for a while now, and his career is only just getting started at the tender age of 23. He has been in TV shows such as Casualty and Doctor Who and was in the recent Indiana Jones movie in 2023. He is taking to the…
I wanted to start by saying when watching this play, it was unfortunate that I didn’t see Julian Bird who is the writer and star of The Psychiatrist and plays Dr Andrew Faulkner in the key role. A day before press night he sustained an injury, so the producer Alistair Brown stood in for him,…
For a long while now on YouTube there has been a problem with “kid influencers” being exploited by their parents for money, and many don’t have a voice or a choice. Bad Influence: The dark side of Kidfluencing documentary examines the many issues with this part of YouTube and uses the case study of Piper…
This film surprised me a lot, as you wouldn’t expect a comedic film to work with the main theme being PTSD, a mysterious communication with a dead army friend and a fractious relationship with a grandfather. It shouldn’t hold together, but in fact it works like a charm. Merit is a US veteran who learns…
“I have low tolerance for people who bitch, but if you make an effort, I can teach you the rest.” This is what Officer Harmon (Troian Bellisario) says to her rookie on his first day on the job as a patrol officer on the streets on LA. This Amazon Prime TV Show doesn’t waste any…
I want to start by writing this review with the second episode of APPLE TV’s talking heads show as it was the most powerful. This two-part documentary, which focuses on the struggles and hard-fought gains of black performers in Hollywood was inspirational and educational. An impressive roll call of Oscar winners and superstars told their…
This heartbreaking, frustrating and insane true crime show has knocked Netflix’s Adolescence from the number 1 spot. Gone Girls is a three-part docuseries where Director Liz Garbus examines the case of alleged killer Rex Heuermann and the trials and tribulations that led to him finally being arrested for the murder of young sex workers. The…
This was the penultimate movie I watched at Manchester Film Festival; I didn’t really know what to expect but was pleasantly surprised. It’s a worthy addition to a great roster of movies that were on show for the week. Persian/Indian Director Sasha Nathwani has mostly made his name making short films, and his first feature,…
