The Son (15): “Love Is Not Enough”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Son” (2023). Florian Zeller had a big critical hit last year with “The Father”. Now here we have “The Son”. Expectations are high…
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (12): Tedium in a big green screen.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” (2023). It says something about the current malaise of the Marvel films that, in prepping to go and see…
Electric Malady (12): Unsettling and Thought-Provoking.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Electric Malady” (2023). This one’s another documentary up for BAFTA consideration, but strangely not in the “Documentary” category. Instead, “Electric Malady” is up for…
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (18): Expert Sackler-bashing.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” (2023). Nominated for the “Documentary” category for both the BAFTA and the Oscar, “All the Beauty and the…
Aftersun (12): A Whole Lot of Nothing Happens… Brilliantly.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Aftersun” (2022). A big one to knock off my pre-BAFTA watch-list, “Aftersun” is up for 4 BAFTAs – “Best British Film”, “Outstanding Debut…”, “Lead…
Blue Jean (15): A Lesbian Caught in the Headlights.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Blue Jean” (2023). Another film, new out this week, and nominated for “Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer”* at the upcoming…
The Swimmers (15): Swimming the Aegeon in a Quest for Glory.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Swimmers” (2022). Yet another film on my BAFTA catch-up list, this one nominated for “Best British Film”. “The Swimmers”, on Netflix, tells the…
The BAFTA Short Film Animation Nominees, 2023.
A One Mann’s Movies review of the nominations for the BAFTA “British Short Film Animation” Category. I’ve not done separate reviews for these BAFTA Short Animation nominees but am including…
Triangle of Sadness (15): Now Abigail is the Captain.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Triangle of Sadness” (2022). So, another film that is on my BAFTA/Oscar catch-up list that I missed the first time around. “Triangle of Sadness”…
The Quiet Girl (12): Beautiful and Quietly Devastating.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Quiet Girl” (2022). (Original Title: An Cailín Ciúin). I watched “The Quiet Girl” because it it nominated for the Best International Film in…