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Sarah Manvel

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Biography:

Sarah Manvel is the author of You Ruin It When You Talk. She was born in the USA and raised in four countries on three continents. She has two passports (Irish and American) and one degree, from The Evergreen State College. She writes film and cultural criticism for a variety of websites and lives in London.

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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) 81% “The stunts involved are so psychotically dangerous and made to look so easy that it’s very easy to forget just how much of a goddamn risk Tom Cruise is taking every time he pushes himself this far.” – Movies We Texted About May 16, 2025 Full Review Leave One Day (2025) 58% “A wonderful choice as the opening film for this year’s Cannes Film Festival. There’s nothing like an iron fist in a velvet glove to make the changing times felt, and nothing like a surprising twist on some old classics to leave you wanting more.” – In Their Own League May 15, 2025 Full Review Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story (2024) 100% “There are very many roadblocks to women being able to succeed in their chosen careers, and Blue Road demonstrates the intermingled joys and price of that success better than most. With only two movies Ms. O’Shea has become a director of global importance.” – Movies We Texted About May 2, 2025 Full Review Rita (2024) “A fine slice of life handling a complex issue many directors refuse to touch, and Rita’s world is brought to life with an expertise that belies this being Ms. Vega’s first feature film behind a camera.” – Movies We Texted About Apr 26, 2025 Full Review Havoc (2025) 67% “The fight scenes deliver – of course they deliver – but sad to say the rest of the movie is one weary cliché after another.” – Movie Marker Apr 26, 2025 Full Review Silver Star (2024) “A deeply imperfect film, mainly because the two main actors don’t quite pull off the wild plot swings, but Silver Star remains an oddly compelling independent film.” – Movies We Texted About Apr 25, 2025 Full Review Hot Milk (2025) 33% “It has no certain tone, and it doesn’t seem to know what it’s about until the very final sequence, meaning the work of those excellent actresses builds to nothing.” – Movies We Texted About Apr 24, 2025 Full Review Peacock (2024) “For a movie about authenticity to feel like such a rip-off is quite the disappointment. And yet, there’s a nugget of truth inside Peacock which didn’t quite grow into a pearl, but is fascinating to examine all the same.” – Movies We Texted About Apr 20, 2025 Full Review Sinners (2025) 97% “It’s surprising that someone as deft at handling complex issues and ambitious storytelling as Mr Coogler allowed his movie to get so out of hand.” – In Their Own League Apr 20, 2025 Full Review Dreams (2024) 100% “Dreams’ entire point is respecting a young person’s sexual awakening, withholding mature judgement as they overanalyze their feelings and figure out if they can handle it themselves. ” – In Their Own League Apr 16, 2025 Full Review Drip Like Coffee (2024) “There’s a wonderful story inside Drip Like Coffee that just needed better flavouring to be properly appreciated.” – In Their Own League Apr 15, 2025 Full Review The Return (2024) 78% “The Return is a movie for adults who have made mistakes, and who continue to strive to be better nonetheless. Every second of it is a hard-earned joy. ” – Movies We Texted About Apr 13, 2025 Full Review The Luckiest Man in America (2024) 66% “What is the point of watching a movie where all that can be said for all the people involved is that they deserve each other?” – Critic's Notebook Apr 1, 2025 Full Review September 5 (2024) 93% “Right now there is so much news happening so quickly there’s the very real risk it becomes a blur. September 5 is therefore alarmingly relevant to the present moment.” – Movies We Texted About Mar 21, 2025 Full Review Long Day's Journey Into Night (2025) “Ms. Lange and Mr. Harris are so good here – their body of work, reputations and awards are wholly justified – that the only thing to say about their performances is how subtle their work is, and how exact.” – Movies We Texted About Mar 13, 2025 Full Review Conclave (2024) 93% C+ “Conclave provokes a great deal of thought, but unfortunately, some stereotypes linger.” – Mediaversity Reviews Jan 26, 2025 Full Review We Live in Time (2024) 79% “A male fantasy about how an ordinary guy can bully a woman into renouncing everything that makes her unique and interesting to stay at home with their child. For women, therefore, We Live in Time is a horror story.” – Movies We Texted About Jan 1, 2025 Full Review Baby John (2024) 31% “It’s depressing that something designed as copaganda ended up cheering on vigilante justice. Baby John would have been much better if it had managed to do only one or the other.” – Movies We Texted About Jan 1, 2025 Full Review No Other Land (2024) 100% “One of the most vitally important documentaries in years. It is impossible to watch this movie and not relate to the suffering it depicts. It is a devastating achievement.” – Movies We Texted About Dec 31, 2024 Full Review Better Man (2024) 89% “ One of the best examples in cinematic history of showing, not telling.” – In Their Own League Dec 28, 2024 Full Review The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) 48% “The pacing is good, the fighting sequences are well done and the many Easter eggs don’t subsume the plot. This will have a lot of appeal to the kind of pre-teen girls who see themselves as the princess at the center of every story.” – Movies We Texted About Dec 23, 2024 Full Review Nightbitch (2024) 59% “Can you imagine the scene with the wine glasses passing without comment if it was working-class women revealing those secrets? Class solidarity triumphs over all.” – Movies We Texted About Dec 13, 2024 Full Review Nickel Boys (2024) 91% “It is shocking that, by pandering to the best intentions of the modern moment, Nickel Boys has turned into a feeble apologia for the worst kind of American evil.” – Movies We Texted About Dec 13, 2024 Full Review The Problem with People (2024) 72% “It’s interesting to see an experiment with non-traditional sources of conflict, whether or not it entirely works.” – Movies We Texted About Dec 11, 2024 Full Review Paddington in Peru (2024) 93% “It’s hard to be emotionally invested when the two international stars are the focus instead of Paddington.” – Movies We Texted About Dec 3, 2024 Full Review
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