Driving Madeleine (15): A Tale in Pursuit of the Silver Dollar (But With Added Grit).
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Driving Madeleine” (2023). Original title: Une belle course “Driving Madeleine” took me by surprise. When I started watching it, I thought “Oh, another gentle…
Saltburn (15): Fennell’s 2nd is simply bathplug-lickin’ good.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Saltburn” (2023) (from the London Film Festival). “Saltburn” is the follow-up film from Emerald Fennell to “Promising Young Woman“, my number 1 film of…
May December (’15’): Dredging Up the Facts about an Under-age Sex Scandal.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “May December” (2023) (from the London Film Festival). “May December” is the latest from Todd Haynes who directed, for example, “Carol” and “Dark Waters”.…
“Flickering Dreams” Ep. 36: Reviews of – The Marvels; Anatomy of a Fall; Dream Scenario; The Killer; How To Have Sex; Loch Ness: They Created a Monster & Journey to Bethlehem.
In Episode 36 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by Andy Godfrey of Sorted Magazine and Konnect Radio, Emma Sewell of Emma @ The Movies on X (Twitter!) and Scott Forbes…
How To Have Sex (15): Terrifying tales from (for me) an alien world.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “How to Have Sex” (2023). “How to have sex ” is not the instructional film that the title might imply! We delve into (in…
Anatomy of a Fall (15): Guilt, Innocence and a cute dog in the French Alps.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Anatomy of a Fall” (2023). Original title: Anatomie d’une chute “Anatomy of a Fall” is a murder/mystery that I was highly anticipating and I…
The Killer (15): “Forbid empathy. Empathy is weakness. Weakness is vulnerability”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Killer” (2023). David Fincher is a film-maker who delivers new material relatively rarely. (His last feature was “Mank” in 2020 and then “Gone…
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (15): Coup D’Etat? You decide in a solid Oliver Stone documentary.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass” (2021). I saw “JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass” advertised on streaming during my recent US holiday. But…
Dream Scenario (15): A brilliant Nicolas Cage in a surrealist ‘comedy’/horror.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dream Scenario” (2023). The phrases “Nicolas Cage” and “under-play” seldom sit comfortably together. But in his latest film – “Dream Scenario” – it’s actually…
Bottoms (15): The love-child of Booksmart, Polite Society and Anchorman!
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Bottoms” (2023). I have to say that as a 62-year-old heterosexual man, I am perhaps NOT the target audience for “Bottoms”. But I can…