One Mann’s Movies: Films of the Year 2023
#onemannsmovies My personal choice of Top 20 Movies of 2023.
Ferrari (15): Enzo Juggling with Debt and Frenetic Parallel Lives.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ferrari” (2023). This was my last cinema trip in 2023. Given the ‘ho-hum’ reviews about Uncle Michael’s new film*, I was in a bit…
Next Goal Wins (12): For Once, Waititi Doesn’t Go Over the Top With His Comedy.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Next Goal Wins” (2023). I’ve had something of a love/hate relationship with Taika Waititi’s output. When he is good, he is very good. But…
Love At First Sight (12): By-the-Books Rom-Com, But One That Delivers.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Love At First Sight” (2023). Boy meets girl at an airport. Boy loses girl. Girl finds boy. Love ensues. It’s a pretty standard romantic…
Priscilla (15): Young Love Getting All Shook Up.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Priscilla” (2023). I saw Sofia Coppola’s new biopic, “Priscilla”, a few weeks ago in preview. It’s a well-made film, with a stunning central performance…
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (PG): Aardman does Mission Impossible.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” (2023). Regular followers of this blog should know that stop-motion animation is not an art-form that I particularly…
Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (12): Even A Soggy Jabba Can’t Energize This Lazy and Dull Sequel.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom” (2023). I have to admit that I was not a fan of the original “Aquaman” in 2018. I didn’t…
“Flickering Dreams” Ep. 41: Reviews of Godzilla Minus One; Femme, Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget & The Shift.
In Episode 41 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by: In this episode Bob, Emma, Scott, Andy and Dan review the following films: We also have the sixth edition of our…
Godzilla Minus One (12): Unbelievably… A Monster Movie With Real Class.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Godzilla Minus One” (2023). Now, in any other week I would have given a Godzilla movie a WIDE berth. Ditto Transformer movies and Kong…
One Life (PG): Hopkins, Bonham-Carter and Flynn Glitter in a Moving Biopic.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “One Life” (2023). “One Life” has been doing the film festival circuit, but I missed it at the London Film Festival. But although it’s…