A One Mann’s Movies review of “Lady” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3*, ’15’). Yesterday, my press accreditation for the 2026 London Film Festival came through… Hoorah! And yet, the films from last year’s festival continue to dribble out. Case in point, “Lady” which is released in UK cinemas today. With all the … Read more
World Movie News: The Last 24 Hours A packed Friday for British and US screens, The Odyssey’s initial splash in China and Hollywood’s summer crosses $4 billion. Morning all — following on from yesterday’s bit of festival-and-forecast admin, today’s the day several of those forecasts actually become box office fact, and there’s a proper bumper … Read more
World Movie News: The Last 24 Hours Edinburgh raises the curtain, China braces for Nolan, Bollywood’s Independence Day scrap heats up, a bittersweet Nollywood farewell and the Nordics show their hand for Haugesund. Morning all — after two days of chefs-in-warzones and billion-rupee Bollywood milestones, today’s rather more of a “festivals and forecasts” sort of … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ice Cream Man”. (2026, 2.5*, 18). Once in a while, I go to see a film that I genuinely have no idea what to rate it as. “Ice Cream Man”, the latest schlock-horror from Eli Roth, is one such film. On the one hand, it is truly terrible: terrible … Read more
World Movie News: The Last 24 Hours More on the British Production Slate; China’s Box Office Battle; Saudi Arabia’s Rise; Nollywood’s Next Hit & Sad News for Lucy Davis. Morning all — and while yesterday I was rattling on about chefs in warzones and Palme d’Ors, today’s crop of news takes us somewhere rather different: … Read more