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Moira Sullivan

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Biography:

I am a film critic based in Europe and the USA. I cover international film festivals such as Venice, Cannes, Udine Far East Film Festival, Göteborg, Stockholm, San Francisco Créteil Films de Femmes and Cineffable (Paris). My specialty is world cinema, festival films and film critical ideas and feminist film criticism. I have written extensively about Maya Deren on the creative use of cinematography and am invited to lecture about her work around the world.

Favorites:

Favorite directors: Maya Deren, Jean Cocteau. Favorite films: Meshes of the Afternoon, Orpheus, Le Testament d'Orfée , Le Sang d'un Poet, Beauty and the Beast. Other favorites: Terminator 2, Blackboards, Eraserhead, Thelma and Louise, Last Year at Marienbad, Aliens, Alien Resurrection, Amelie, Lilya 4-ever, Persona, In the Mood for Love, Fire, All About Eve, Blade Runner.

Location:

San Francisco

Reviews

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The Party (2017) 82% “These have significance for each of the scenes and are inseparable from the images. With the exception of a British anthem, the selections are recorded by international artists - arias, ballads, jazz and rhythm and blues, ska, and tango.” – AWFJ.org Nov 30, 2021 Full Review Claire's Camera (2017) 89% “Actresses and directors assume small parts in a low budget film during a festival that is ripe with movie history and magic.” – AWFJ.org Oct 20, 2021 Full Review Daughters of the Dust (1991) 94% “...the film is created with many voices that weave and join with the other passages of history...” – AWFJ.org Oct 5, 2021 Full Review Embrace of the Serpent (2015) 96% 4/5 “Embrace of the Serpent is an excellent handcrafted narrative about the Amazonian shaman Karamakate and his meeting with two scientists between 1909 and 1940.” – Examiner.com Mar 4, 2016 Full Review The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2014) 83% 4/5 “This assemblage is generally well-constructed.” – Examiner.com Apr 15, 2014 Full Review Concussion (2013) 77% “This is a smart film with a provocative and captivating script.” – Examiner.com Sep 18, 2013 Full Review The Tree of Life (2011) 85% Overripe “A young couple raises three boys in the 1950s. Both Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain as the couple function from textbook gender roles, like Father Knows Best with an axe to grind.” – FilmFestivals.com May 26, 2011 Full Review Last Tango in Paris (1972) 81% B+ “But when we look at this film, it signals a feeble turn towards art house eroticism which is tame by today's standards. For as Maria Schneider herself says ', we've seen much worse'.” – Movie Magazine International Feb 5, 2011 Full Review Black Swan (2010) 85% B “Most definitely actress Natalie Portman is a strong contender for an Oscar this year, in what may be one of the defining roles of her career. She is absolutely brilliant in the film.” – Movie Magazine International Jan 4, 2011 Full Review Milk (2008) 93% A- “The film is not only the story of Harvey Milk but the galvanization of the gay community in San Francisco and while Milk would have been quick to point out that there are very few lesbians in this film - something that Van Sant seems to miss - he would ha” – Movie Magazine International Aug 1, 2009 Full Review Dreamgirls (2006) 79% A- “Dreamgirls opened on Xmas day and it was every much of a brilliant holiday movie. I guess the only complaint I have is it is too slick.” – Movie Magazine International Jul 22, 2007 Full Review Bobby (2006) 47% A “Emilio Estevez has done a terrific job with Bobby , a film that explores the lives of people who were at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles the day that Robert Kennedy won the California primary and was shot to death.” – Movie Magazine International Jul 22, 2007 Full Review Queen Christina (1933) 81% A “Rueben Mamoulian may have taken great liberty to change the historical facts to fit his film but it's a very entertaining one especially because Garbo is in every scene.” – Movie Magazine International Jul 22, 2007 Full Review Bamako (2006) 84% A “Bamako is a film that grows on you. Its power is subtle and you don't really feel the impact until it's all over. And when it has, its left with you something unshakeably real.” – Movie Magazine International Jul 22, 2007 Full Review Shut Up and Sing (2006) 89% A “Shut up & Sings shows that it is all about freedom of speech and expression and how we had better not forget it. Freedom of speech, speaking out and having a voice. Yeah! On to the Grammies Dixie Chicks. You go girls!” – Movie Magazine International Jul 22, 2007 Full Review Donnie Darko (2001) 88% A “The directors cut of Donnie Darko by Richard Kelly was screened at the Venice Film Festivals a couple of years ago, a film I missed for sure when it was released in 2001 and one of those pearls like Blade Runner that just is haunting screening after scree” – Movie Magazine International Jul 22, 2007 Full Review Broken English (2007) 65% A “Zoe Cassavetes' new film Broken English is a delight, and as a debut film shows that we can expect good things from her.” – Movie Magazine International Jul 22, 2007 Full Review Babel (2006) 68% A “Babel directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is one of the most compelling films to date.” – Movie Magazine International Jul 22, 2007 Full Review Away From Her (2006) 94% A “The strength of Away From Her rests on the laurels of an excellent director and Julie Christie whose demanding role is interpreted with subtlety, humor and wisdom. Polley said she only had Christie in mind when the film was to be cast.” – Movie Magazine International Jul 22, 2007 Full Review Angel-A (2005) 47% C+ “The film is slickly constructed with a hip soundtrack and art direction, but its empty, a glowing travelogue for a beautiful city and two maudlin characters that are predictable and two dimensional. I love Paris too but would rather see its reality ....” – Movie Magazine International Jul 22, 2007 Full Review Marie Antoinette (2006) 57% A- “A period piece is expected from directors with two or three successes under their belt. However, in this respect Coppola has modernized the historical epic, with rock music and an occasional converse footed actor.” – Movie Magazine International May 27, 2006 Full Review Cache (2005) 89% B+ “Haneke has made a fine study of guilt and betrayal, and tries to convey what is hidden. Perhaps what is best hidden in the film is the claim that lies are conveyed at 24 frames a second.” – Movie Magazine International May 27, 2006 Full Review The Da Vinci Code (2006) 25% C+ “Clipped at the wings in Howard's adaptation is a rich pagaent of esoteric knowledge and French history. Beneath every calling card is a better, truer story... the information is out there in the public domain for modern tropes, however twisted.” – Movie Magazine International May 27, 2006 Full Review King Kong (2005) 84% 3.5/4 “Why make a King Kongfilm now? Since it has been recycled several times, trotting out a new version exposes the story to how it still uses black and white tropes.” – FilmFestivals.com Jan 26, 2006 Full Review Brokeback Mountain (2005) 88% B+ “If Brokeback Mountain is not about 'gay cowboys', perhaps it should be seen as a film about hate crimes and bullying against gays.” – FilmFestivals.com Jan 26, 2006 Full Review
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