Baghead (15): Nice Twist But Shame The Rest Is So Vanilla.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Baghead” (2024). So, the sausage train of so-so horror films continues. “Baghead” is a feature-length version of a well-regarded short film from 2017…
All Of Us Strangers (15): This is a Movie That Will Be “Always On My Mind”.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “All of us Strangers” (2024). Romance? Drama? Ghost Story? Yes – all of the above! “All of us Strangers” is an extraordinary tour-de-force…
Nyad (15): An Extraordinary True Story of Determination Over Age.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Nyad” (2024). “Nyad”, currently on Netflix, tells the story of Diana Nyad’s multiple attempts to swim from Cuba to Florida – a minor…
The Kitchen (15): Ian is the Wright Choice in this Dystopian London Future.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Kitchen” (2024). After deploring the Netflix sausage-machine for churning out art-free films like “Lift“, here comes a fine offering to help defend…
Lift (12): Kevin Hart as a Pint-Sized Action Hero? No, I Don’t Think So.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Lift” (2024). “Lift” is on Netflix. And it’s a case of Netflix throwing a case load of money at a weak, generic action…
“Flickering Dreams” Episode 47: Reviews of The Color Purple, The Holdovers, The End We Start From & The Kitchen.
In Episode 47 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by: In this Hit-laden episode Bob, Scott, Andy, Emma and Dan review the following films: Also given the quick once-over are the…
The Color Purple (12): Female Subjugation in the Deep South? Hell No.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Color Purple” (2024). Originally filmed by Steven Spielberg in 1985 and starring Whoopi Goldberg as Celie (who makes a surprise and uncredited…
The End We Start From (15): A Wonderful Cast Brings Life to a Soggy Apocalypse.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The End We Start From” (2024). I’ve commented in recent reviews about the sad demise of some of our acting legends, with the…
American Fiction (15): Writing Genius, Magnificently Delivered by Jeffrey Wright.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “American Fiction” (2024). Not due out until February 2nd, I got to see “American Fiction” as a pleasant surprise this week, thanks to…
The Holdovers (15): “World is decay; Life is Perception”.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Holdovers” (2024). Rather irritatingly for a ‘Christmas classic’ we have only just got “The Holdovers” released in the UK. (It seems to…