A One Mann’s Movies review of “A Private Life” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4*, ’15’). Original title: Vie privée I realise, in being away for a couple of weeks, that “A Private Life”, that I first saw in last year’s LFF, received a limited UK release, so hopefully it is still available … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Shelter”. (2026, 3*, 15). You know what to expect from a Jason Statham-led action/thriller. And this offering from earlier this year, which I saw on my recent plane flight to Jamaica, doesn’t disappoint. More one-man-army-style violence but at least this one does have a fairly interesting premise and I … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Toy Story 5”. (2026, 4*, PG). The toys are back in town. I must admit that in going into “Toy Story 5”, my opinion was the same as my daughter Jenn on their Movie Bread Club podcast review of the film: after making a brilliant Andy-trilogy, did we really … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “500 Miles”. (2026, 4*, 12A). A quiet little drama, “500 Miles” has a terrifically talented cast and an intriguing story that pulls off the trick that few films have managed in the past: a twist that you really don’t see coming. And like “Fight Club”, “The Crying Game”, “The … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Supergirl”. (2026, 3*, 12A). Supergirl has appeared in multiple different forms since Helen Slater first donned the cape in the disappointing Jeannot Szwarc 1984 film, singularly failing to repeat the success of the Christopher Reeve series. When Supergirl appeared, and in style, in the form of Sasha Calle in … Read more