World Movie News: The Last 24 Hours Practical Magic 2 and Gal Gadot’s Runner lead a packed UK Friday, The Uprising and The Fix headline a separate US-only slate, Naza earns a 24.5-minute standing ovation at Venice, and happy birthday to Brian De Palma and Amy Madigan. Morning all — proper new-release Friday today, on both sides … Read more
World Movie News: The Last 24 Hours Yuval Abraham brings Naza to Venice’s main competition, Serena Rossi collects the Campari Passion for Film award ahead of Scherzetto’s premiere, sad news for Italian actor Elio Zamuto, and happy birthday to Colin Firth and Guy Ritchie. Morning all — the Lido keeps throwing up genuinely weighty premieres, and today’s … Read more
World Movie News: The Last 24 Hours Asia Pacific Screen Awards unveils a 36-film slate from 32 countries led by All Of A Sudden and Elephants In The Fog, the National Cinema Weekend UK chart finally lands, and happy birthday to Hugh Grant, Adam Sandler and Michelle Williams. Morning all — a genuinely global one … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “I Want Your Sex”. (2026, 3.5*, 18). If Olivia Wilde is going to be associated with anything this year, it’s going to be SEX! Her last offering, The Invite, which she both starred in and directed, was a refreshingly frank tale of sex and couple-swapping. Now she stars in … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Pressure”. (2026, 4.5*, 12A). My review title for “Pressure” comes from a little tongue-twister that my old grandmother, Olive, always used to sing (but often omitting the “cold” and “hot” bits): “Whether the weather be fine,Or whether the weather be not,Whether the weather be cold,Or whether the weather be … Read more