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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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Wildwood, NJ (1994) EDIT “"Wildwood, NJ" was made before recording technology became ubiquitous.... It is therefore not only a document of a working-class beach town, but also of a time when people were happy to share their secrets with strangers on the street.” – In Their Own League Mar 18, 2026 Full Review How to Make a Killing (2026) 43% EDIT “[John Patton Ford's] previous film, the excellent Emily the Criminal, was about a young woman who learned the biggest mistake... is being small-time. How to Make a Killing is nowhere as smart because it doesn’t understand its own old-money setting.” – Movie Marker Mar 13, 2026 Full Review Psalms of the People (2026) EDIT “A fierce yet limited power but if you are inside the community it portrays Psalms of the People is a wonderful paean to the power of belonging” – Movies We Texted About Mar 6, 2026 Full Review Soul Patrol (2026) 94% EDIT “Watching such a well-done therapeutic exercise does indeed have some value. But limiting itself to that purpose prevented Soul Patrol from being a truly great documentary.” – Movies We Texted About Mar 4, 2026 Full Review Couture (2025) 64% EDIT “ An American movie would handle this topic either with disapproval or as a creep, but fortunately Couture is French. Writer-director Alice Winocour keeps the female body the centre of this calm and kind film.” – Movies We Texted About Mar 4, 2026 Full Review Nuisance Bear  (2026) 97% EDIT “The way Canada is reckoning with its shameful history towards its indigenous citizens is not a minute before time, and it’s impressive that everyone involved in Nuisance Bear understood the significance of both this story and its metaphor.” – Movies We Texted About Mar 4, 2026 Full Review Shame and Money (2026) 100% EDIT “The exploration of how a decent family tries to hang onto their decency in the face of the modern world isn’t flawless, but it’s so sympathetic to their struggles that its kindness more than makes up for its flaws.” – Movies We Texted About Mar 4, 2026 Full Review The Weight (2026) 94% EDIT “Mr. Hawke’s show the whole way through. I’ve written before about how he is the best we currently have at portraying a man in crisis, and The Weight never stops finding startling new ways to trouble him. ” – Movies We Texted About Feb 27, 2026 Full Review Nina Roza (2026) 80% EDIT “A beautiful movie which knows the best art comes out of love, and is an incredibly moving experience.” – Movies We Texted About Feb 25, 2026 Full Review Queen at Sea (2026) 95% EDIT “So hard core in its unflinching commitment to facing up to the consequences of dementia, that Queen at Sea becomes so disturbing that it really can only be watched once. Its excellence is undeniable but it’s very difficult to recommend.” – Movies We Texted About Feb 24, 2026 Full Review The Moment (2026) 66% EDIT “If you’re curious about how someone can feel isolated and upset despite never having a single minute alone, The Moment makes that very clear. Mr. Skarsgård’s hilarious performance also showcases how a strong personality can ride roughshod over people.” – Movies We Texted About Feb 20, 2026 Full Review Ghost in the Machine (2026) 73% EDIT “No inhuman intelligence can come close to guessing the unpredictability and the beautiful joy of just one human mind. Anyone who tells you differently is trying to colonise your mind for themselves.” – Movies We Texted About Feb 20, 2026 Full Review The Red Hangar (2026) EDIT “Anyone who feels overtaken by current political events will find it useful to be reminded that in every bleak scenario you still always have a choice.... The Red Hangar reminds us that a gun to your head is the chance to know exactly who and what you are.” – Movies We Texted About Feb 19, 2026 Full Review Jaripeo (2026) EDIT “Jaripeo opens a window on a previously hidden queer experience and invites viewers of all sexualities to consider what we find.” – Movies We Texted About Feb 18, 2026 Full Review Twinless (2025) 97% EDIT “A snap of lived experience movies don’t often show. Art often imitates other art instead of thinking about what its own characters would do.” – Movies We Texted About Feb 18, 2026 Full Review Rosebush Pruning (2026) 30% EDIT “This story of vapid, selfish, pointless people is vapid, selfish and pointless itself. To tell a tasteless story tastefully is quite an achievement but it’s the wrong one.” – Movies We Texted About Feb 17, 2026 Full Review Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) 82% EDIT “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die very nearly completely pulls off a gonzo thrill ride; it botches the ending but until then its deranged take on our current stupid moment will leave you gasping in shock.” – Movies We Texted About Feb 17, 2026 Full Review Barbara Forever (2026) 100% EDIT “It’s terrific to see a documentary that does its subject such total justice while making such a firm connection to the current moment. ” – In Their Own League Feb 13, 2026 Full Review Jane Elliott Against the World (2026) 100% EDIT “This thought-provoking documentary, which ties her work as an educator and advocate to some of the political battles being fought now, makes a firm case for Mrs Elliott’s importance to American history.” – Movie Marker Feb 13, 2026 Full Review Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! (2026) 94% EDIT “Never resort[s] to schmaltz whilst doing the neat trick of feeling both timeless and modern.” – Movie Marker Feb 13, 2026 Full Review The Oldest Person in the World (2026) 76% EDIT “The concept behind this documentary is exceptional but unfortunately the execution of "The Oldest Person in the World" involves looking into a mirror instead of through a window.” – In Their Own League Feb 13, 2026 Full Review Wuthering Heights (2026) 57% EDIT “Astonishing, gorgeous and stupefyingly hot. We all knew writer-director Emerald Fennell has an unusually sharp eye for sexual danger, but maybe not quite like this. But in every possible way, for all the senses, Wuthering Heights is a sensation.” – Movies We Texted About Feb 13, 2026 Full Review Everybody To Kenmure Street (2026) 100% EDIT “An extraordinary testament to what ordinary people standing together are capable of.... The picture painted here of the power of collective action and community is downright inspiring.” – Movies We Texted About Jan 24, 2026 Full Review Trad (2025) EDIT “It’s incredible to have a movie about a young girl be so safe and so understanding and with such genuine musicianship at the center. It’s an enormous achievement.” – Movies We Texted About Jan 23, 2026 Full Review Girls & Boys (2025) EDIT “The best thing about Girls & Boys is one of the main characters is trans and absolutely no one blinks an eye at this... this is so delightful to see it’s just such a shame what’s on offer here isn’t more cleverly done.” – Movies We Texted About Jan 22, 2026 Full Review
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