Living (12): Quietly waiting for his mother to call him in.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Living” (2022). I had the joy of meeting Bill Nighy briefly in a London theatre and he is the epitomy of the English gentleman:…
Black Panther Wakanda Forever (12): So named because it goes on and on.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Black Panther Wakanda Forever” (2022). So, I’m back from my 3 week long Australian adventure (very nice, thank-you for asking). And I’m trying to…
Silent Night (15): Death Actually.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Silent Night” (2021). I missed “Silent Night” when it was released in December last year. But with the season approaching again, what better way…
Confess, Fletch (15): Like an irritating American you meet at a party.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Confess, Fletch” (2022). I saw “Confess Fletch” on my return flight from Australia. But then discovered that it’s just been released this week in…
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (12): A sparky first half but then rather a downer.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” (2022). Released in the UK on January 1st of this year, “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” was…
Val (12): A fascinating video diary like no other.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Val” (2021). Another of my Australia-flight films, “Val” is not the sticky-back-plastic biopic of Valerie Singleton all Brits have longed for, but an intimate…
The Outfit (15): Rylance excels as a quiet ‘cutter’ with a past.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Outfit” (2022). Another of my Australia-flight films, “The Outfit” is a gangland drama/thriller that completely passed me by when it came out in…
Firestarter (15): A damp squib that never ignites.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Firestarter” (2022). One of the advantages of a holiday flight to Australia is that you can get to catch up on a selection of…
Poltergeist (15): The evils of television.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Poltergeist” (1982). Just to make me feel really, REALLY old again, “Poltergeist” has been re-released to cinemas, for a limited run, on its 40th…
The Banshees of Inisherin (15): An superlative dark comedy of two men at loggerheads.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Banshees of Inisherin” (2022). Do you have some embarrassing gaps in your film watching history? Movies that you really think you should have…