The BAFTA’s 2023 – Will Win / Should Win… and Did Win
This Sunday (19th February) sees the 2023 BAFTAs being announced. As is now traditional, I’m sticking my neck out and suggesting my “Will Win” and “Should Win” opinions for the…
The Good Nurse (15): “They never stopped me”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Good Nurse” (2022). I’m filling in the final part of my jigsaw for the major categories at tonight’s BAFTA awards with this Netflix…
Decision to Leave (15): From an Unholy Bitch to a Beachy Hole.
(If you’ve seen the film then hopefully you are laughing – – “Thank-you. Thank-you for laughing at my joke”!) A One Mann’s Movies review of “Decision to Leave” (2022). Another…
The Son (15): “Love Is Not Enough”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Son” (2023). Florian Zeller had a big critical hit last year with “The Father”. Now here we have “The Son”. Expectations are high…
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (12): Tedium in a big green screen.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” (2023). It says something about the current malaise of the Marvel films that, in prepping to go and see…
Electric Malady (12): Unsettling and Thought-Provoking.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Electric Malady” (2023). This one’s another documentary up for BAFTA consideration, but strangely not in the “Documentary” category. Instead, “Electric Malady” is up for…
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (18): Expert Sackler-bashing.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” (2023). Nominated for the “Documentary” category for both the BAFTA and the Oscar, “All the Beauty and the…
Aftersun (12): A Whole Lot of Nothing Happens… Brilliantly.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Aftersun” (2022). A big one to knock off my pre-BAFTA watch-list, “Aftersun” is up for 4 BAFTAs – “Best British Film”, “Outstanding Debut…”, “Lead…
Blue Jean (15): A Lesbian Caught in the Headlights.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Blue Jean” (2023). Another film, new out this week, and nominated for “Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer”* at the upcoming…
The Swimmers (15): Swimming the Aegeon in a Quest for Glory.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Swimmers” (2022). Yet another film on my BAFTA catch-up list, this one nominated for “Best British Film”. “The Swimmers”, on Netflix, tells the…