Tag: Michele E. Hawkins

What You Can See From Here [Was man von hier aus sehen kann] — German Film Festival 2023

What You Can See From Here [Was man von hier aus sehen kann] — German Film Festival 2023

Review by Michele E. Hawkins. Selma (Sophia Vogel) and Heinrich (Golo Euler) are very happily married and living in a ...
Golden Years [Die goldenen Jahre] — German Film Festival 2023

Golden Years [Die goldenen Jahre] — German Film Festival 2023

Review by Michele E. Hawkins. Retirement can be a two-edged sword, especially if you’re a married couple with very different ...
Steel Magnolias — Free-Rain Theatre Company — The Hub, Kingston — Wednesday 10 to Saturday 20 May 2023

Steel Magnolias — Free-Rain Theatre Company — The Hub, Kingston — Wednesday 10 to Saturday 20 May 2023

Review by Michele E. Hawkins. Everyone’s friend and confidante, Truvy Jones (Helen McFarlane), owns and runs a beauty salon in ...
The Robber Hotzenplotz [Der Räuber Hotzenplotz] — German Film Festival 2023

The Robber Hotzenplotz [Der Räuber Hotzenplotz] — German Film Festival 2023

Review by Michele E. Hawkins. The Robber Hotzenplotz (Nicholas Ofczarek) has been at it again, this time stealing Granny Schlotterbeck’s ...
[Film review] My Neighbour Adolf

[Film review] My Neighbour Adolf

Review by Michele E. Hawkins. Holocaust survivor Mr Polsky (David Hayman) is living in a run-down house in rural South ...
[Film review] The Portable Door

[Film review] The Portable Door

Review by Michele E. Hawkins and John P. Harvey. The trouble begins when Paul Carpenter (Patrick Gibson) wakes up late, ...
Happy 50 [Plancha] — Alliance Française French Film Festival 2023

Happy 50 [Plancha] — Alliance Française French Film Festival 2023

Review by Michele E. Hawkins. Long-time friends Antoine (Lambert Wilson), Baptiste (Franck Dubosc), Laurent (Lionel Abelanski), and Jean-Mich’ (Jérôme Commandeur), ...
Driving Madeleine [Une belle course] — Alliance

Driving Madeleine [Une belle course] — Alliance

Review by Michele E. Hawkins. To make ends meet, Charles (Danny Boon) spends most of his life driving people around ...
Belle & Sebastian: Next Generation [Belle et Sébastien: Nouvelle génération] — Alliance Française French Film Festival 2023

Belle & Sebastian: Next Generation [Belle et Sébastien: Nouvelle génération] — Alliance Française French Film Festival 2023

Review by Michele E. Hawkins. Well-meaning 10-year-old Sebastian (Robinson Mensah Rouanet) doesn’t seem to be able to keep out of ...
Tenor [Ténor]— Alliance Française French Film Festival 2023

Tenor [Ténor]— Alliance Française French Film Festival 2023

Review by Michele E. Hawkins. Antoine (Mohammed Belkhir, who raps as MB14) has a pretty busy life studying accountancy, making ...