The Nominations for the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards are out!
The BAFTA nominations are out. I’ve added my commentary for what I think are the surprises and the snubs. The following is from the BAFTA press release, with my commentary…
Mean Girls (12A): Noisy Remake Strikes of Trying Too Hard to be Fetch.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Mean Girls” (2024). Mark Water’s “Mean Girls” is 20 years old and was a classic of its time. That starred Lindsay Lohan and…
Saving Private Ryan (15): 25 Years But Still as Visceral as Ever.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Saving Private Ryan” (1998). Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” was released in the UK on September 11th 1998. So, just to make me…
Society of the Snow (15): “This is a place where living is impossible”.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Society of the Snow” (2024). J.A. Bayona has delivered some cracking films over the years. 2012’s “The Impossible” was the definitive movie of…
The Beekeeper (15): Ludicrous Statham Action Flick… Which Actually Gave Me a Buzz.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Beekeeper” (2024). In terms of ‘leave your brain at the door’ cinema, “The Beekeeper” is high up there on the list. Sometimes…
“Flickering Dreams” Ep. 45: Reviews of The Boys in the Boat; Poor Things; Night Swim; Society of the Snow; Foe; The Goldfinger & Good Grief.
In Episode 45 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by: In this episode Bob, Emma, Scott, Andy and Dan review the following films: We also run through the UK/Ireland Top 10…
Poor Things (18): Emma Stone Writes a Few Extra XXX Pages for the Karma Sutra.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Poor Things” (2024). When “Saltburn” came on streaming just in time for Christmas I thought “Eh up, this might be interesting”! Multi-generational families…
The Screen Actors (sic) Guild Awards 2024: Barbie and Oppenheimer Lead the Nominations.
The nominations for the Screen Actors Guild awards (the most grammar-vexing awards on the calendar!) were announced today, with strong showings again by both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”. These awards, scheduled…
The Boys in the Boat (12): The Guy in the White Jacket is FANTASTIC…. Because it’s ME!!
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Boys in the Boat” (2024). “The Boys in the Boat” is going to be a tricky one for me to objectively do a…
“Flickering Dreams” Ep. 44: Reviews of Rebel Moon Pt 1: A Child of Fire; Hell Camp: Teen Nightmare; Freelance & Arthur’s Whiskey.
In Episode 44 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by: In this episode Bob, Emma, Scott, Andy and Dan review the following films: We also look at the current UK and…