A Pale View of Hills (2.5*): It’s Not A Complete Bomb, But The Script Disappoints.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “A Pale View of Hills” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 2.5*, 12A). Original title: Tôi yama-nami no hikari “A Pale View of…
The Voice of Hind Rajab (4.5*): The Extreme Stress of Utter Helplessness.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Voice of Hind Rajab”. (2026, 4.5*, 15). Original title: Original title: Sawt Hind Rajab. If last year’s documentary “No Other Land” was not…
The Perfect Neighbor (3.5*): Racism And Tragedy With Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Perfect Neighbor”. (2026, 3.5*, 15). One of the Oscar-nominated documentaries, “The Perfect Neighbor” is a true-crime story of a neighbourhood dispute that turns…
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (4*): A Pitch Black Companion Piece to Nightbitch.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”. (2026, 4*, 15). My odyssey to try to watch all of the available Oscar films is perhaps…
The Bride! (2.5*): “Give Me A Break Frank!”
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Bride!”. (2026, 2.5*, 15). “The Bride” has moments of brilliance that impressed me greatly. But it is all rolled up into such a…
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (4*): Parading a Bright Red Cloak In Front Of A Dangerous Bull.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Mr. Nobody Against Putin”. (2025, 4*, 15). One of the BBC’s ‘Storyville’ strands of international documentaries, “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” is the winner of…
Reviews of the Films in the Best Animated Short Oscar Category 2026.
I have got to see all but one of the Best Animated Short Oscar nominees for the 2026 Oscars and once again there are some real crackers in the list.…
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (3*): Never Knowingly Un-Plagiarising!
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die”. (2026, 3*, 15). “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” is an oddity of a film. It’s trying SOOOO…
Mother’s Pride (4*): A Truly Delightful Slice of British Comedy That Set The Cinema Abuzz.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Mother’s Pride”. (2026, 4*, 15). There is a certain je ne sais quoi in a cinema audience after a really good film has finished.…
A New Podcast: The Movie Bread Club.
The Movie Bread Club: a new podcast is released today on Spotify (and coming to other podcast platforms including Apple shortly). A quirky trio review new releases, discuss cinema news…
