Reviews of the Films in the BAFTA Best Short Animation Category
One of the joys of the awards season for me is to delve into some of the aspects of cinema that I seldom get exposed to. The awards shortlists force…
Lover, Stalker, Killer (15): Mansplaining to the Death.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Lover, Stalker, Killer” (2024). “Lover, Stalker, Killer”, new on Netflix, is a documentary about a bizarre stalker-incident that happened in Ohio about 10…
Suncoast (15): Teen-love and Teen-death deliver a heady mix in this True-Life Drama.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Suncoast” (2024). “Suncoast”, new on Disney+ (Star), is about impending death and the grief associated with that. So if you are looking for…
The Greatest Night in Pop (12): “Groove with your knees, not with your feet!”
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Greatest Night in Pop” (2024). New on Netflix is this documentary that really does chart “The Greatest Night in Pop”. We are…
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…
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…