My RIDICULOUSLY early Oscar Predictions for 2025!
Last year (see here) as part of our Flickering Dreams podcast show we had a fun game with our Oscar Predictions: trying to predict, almost a year ahead, which films…
Back to Black (15): Winehouse Biopic Illustrates Her Unique Talent & Tragic Decline.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Back to Black” (2024). You’d need to be a bit out of it, particularly if you are from the UK, not to realise…
The Trouble With Jessica (15): More mentions of Clafouti than any movie in history!
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Trouble With Jessica” (2024). One of the movies on my recent Air Egypt flight was “The Trouble With Jessica”. The only problem…
Scoop (15): A Journalistic Coup in a Right Royal Under-Age Sex Scandal.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Scoop” (2024). It’s a moment in British television history and a journalistic ‘Scoop’ of epic proportions. On November 16th 2019 and, in a Newsnight…
Hamlet (2024) (15): Glittering McKellen in a Quirky but Exquisite Age-Blind Version.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Hamlet” (2024). Note that Hamlet will be available on DVD, Blu-ray & Digital Download from 8th April! And the disc cover has my…
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (12A): Writers Throwing Monstrous Shit Against The Wall.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” (2024). There are films that make me love cinema. And then again, there are films that make me…
Fast Charlie (15): Pierce Brosnan and Morena Baccarin? #Punching!
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Fast Charlie” (2024). “Fast Charlie”, streaming on Prime Video, attracted me for two reasons*. Firstly, however dire some of his film choices have been,…
Mother’s Instinct (15): A Thrilling Psychological Rollercoaster.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Mother’s Instinct” (2024). What a treat to see a psychological thriller where you can be genuinely surprised by the twists and turns. “Mother’s Instinct”…
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (12): “Bustin’ makes you feel”…. meh.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” (2024). I went into “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” with low expectations and they were pretty universally met. It bends over backwards to…
Drive Away Dolls (15): Ethan Coen Dilutes His Brand With Unfunny Lesbian Caper.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Drive Away Dolls” (2024). The Coen brothers hold a solid standing of respect with me. There films, although variable, have never been less than…