All articles by Fionnuala Halligan – Page 7 w2p20
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‘Family Time’: Berlin Review 5r3o5e
An uncomfortable family Christmas is the setting for this unconventional Finnish debut
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‘Golda’: Berlin Review n6k6m
Helen Mirren stars as the Israeli premier during the tense days of 1973’s Yom Kippur War
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Comment: New-look Bafta ceremony proves a hit with attendees 2c1as
The Bafta Film Awards took place at the Royal Festival Hall in London’s South Bank last night.
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‘Kiss The Future’: Berlin Review 4v6to
Sarajevo under siege and Irish stadium rockers U2 form an unexpected alliance in Nenad Cicin-Sain’s polished doc
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‘Mutt’: Berlin Review 5u2r1i
A day in the life of a New York trans man is both fraught and funny in Vuk Lungulov-Klotz’s debut
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Rising Stars Ireland: Rioghnach Ní Ghrioghair, Katie McNeice talk to ’The Quiet Girl’ team 4c6n2z
The Quiet Girl’s director Colm Bairéad and producer Cleona Ní Chrualaoi discuss the long journey towards an Oscar nomination.
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FeaturesComment: Young British Cinema excites at an otherwise creatively cautious Sundance 552a30
Films by Charlotte Regan, Ella Glendining, Adura Onashile, Nida Manzoor and Raine Allen-Miller all delivered.
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Features10 films that stood out at Sundance 2023 18316c
Screen’s critics have picked out some of the titles to watch from this year’s festival.
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‘A Little Prayer’: Sundance Review 4u375f
David Straithairn shines in this North Carolina-set family drama, picked up by Sony at Sundance
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‘Beyond Utopia’: Sundance Review 453e3k
The desperate stories of North Koreans trying to defect - and the South Korean pastor who helps them
- News
Noah Cowan, former TIFF director, cineaste and distributor, dies at 55 1p4s1j
Critic and writer led San Francisco Film Society; launched film consultancy.
- Reviews
‘Fairyland’: Sundance Review e84w
Scoot McNairy and Emilia Jones star in this recreation of the San Francisco playground of the late 1970s and early 80s
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‘Run Rabbit Run’: Sundance Review m2p6l
Sarah Snook is in full command of this Australian midnight selection, pre-bought by Netflix
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’Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV’: Sundance Review 4gib
Rich portrait of pioneering Korean video artist Nam June Paik
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‘Going Varsity In Mariachi’: Sundance Review 3g2b2m
Doc set in the Texas borderlands hits the right notes
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‘In My Mother’s Skin’: Sundance Review 725o3s
Folklore and history combine to chilling effect in this atmospheric horror from The Philippines
- News
Screen’s guide to the 2023 international feature Oscar shortlist 4v214b
Europe is less dominant this year, with Asia, Latin America and Africa represented.
- Features
Films of the year 2022: Fionnuala Halligan 6b1m2
Fionnuala Halligan is Screen’ s executive editor for reviews and new talent.
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Reviews‘Riverbed’: Cairo Review 5r5i6f
A mother and daughter struggle to reconnect in Bassem Breche’s imagery-led feature debut
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Reviews‘19B’: Cairo Review 5n4k3j
An elderly caretaker tends to a crumbling Cairo villa in Ahmad Abdalla’s engaging third feature
