All articles by Fionnuala Halligan – Page 7
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‘Family Time’: Berlin Review
An uncomfortable family Christmas is the setting for this unconventional Finnish debut
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‘Golda’: Berlin Review
Helen Mirren stars as the Israeli premier during the tense days of 1973’s Yom Kippur War
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Features
Comment: New-look Bafta ceremony proves a hit with attendees
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
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
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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Features
Rising Stars Ireland: Rioghnach Ní Ghrioghair, Katie McNeice talk to ’The Quiet Girl’ team
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
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
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
David Straithairn shines in this North Carolina-set family drama, picked up by Sony at Sundance
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‘Beyond Utopia’: Sundance Review
The desperate stories of North Koreans trying to defect - and the South Korean pastor who helps them
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News
Noah Cowan, former TIFF director, cineaste and distributor, dies at 55
Critic and writer led San Francisco Film Society; launched film consultancy.
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‘Fairyland’: Sundance Review
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
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
Rich portrait of pioneering Korean video artist Nam June Paik
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‘Going Varsity In Mariachi’: Sundance Review
Doc set in the Texas borderlands hits the right notes
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‘In My Mother’s Skin’: Sundance Review
Folklore and history combine to chilling effect in this atmospheric horror from The Philippines
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News
Screen’s guide to the 2023 international feature Oscar shortlist
Europe is less dominant this year, with Asia, Latin America and Africa represented.
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Features
Films of the year 2022: Fionnuala Halligan
Fionnuala Halligan is Screen’ s executive editor for reviews and new talent.
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Reviews‘Riverbed’: Cairo Review
A mother and daughter struggle to reconnect in Bassem Breche’s imagery-led feature debut
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Reviews‘19B’: Cairo Review
An elderly caretaker tends to a crumbling Cairo villa in Ahmad Abdalla’s engaging third feature
