Dreamers (3*): Lesbian Immigration Drama Ticks The Boxes But Never Sizzles.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dreamers” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3*, ’15’). As I mentioned in my review of “Promised Sky“, on my first day of…
Fwends (2*): Two Aussies Talking Sh*t In Melbourne.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Fwends” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 2*, ’15’). Oh dear. My least favourite film of the LFF press pre-week. I was sharing…
The Secret Agent (3.5*): An Extraordinarily Chaotic Shaggy-Dog Story.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Secret Agent” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3.5*, ’15’). Original title: O Agente Secreto. With “The Secret Agent” we are back…
Twinless (4*): Anarchic Black Comedy That Is Consistently Hilarious.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Twinless” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4*, ’15’). Many of the films I’ve seen this week at the LFF press previews seem…
A Private Life (4*): J’écoute (I’m Listening).
A One Mann’s Movies review of “A Private Life” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4*, ’15’). Original title: Vie privée A lady of many talents, Jodie Foster attended…
Life After (4.5*): A Well-Crafted Documentary That Challenged My Views on Assisted-Dying.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Life After” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4.5*, ’12’). Great documentaries should be able to challenge your preconceptions about a topic. And…
DJ Ahmet (4*): The Macedonian Rom-Com You Never Knew You Needed.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “DJ Ahmet” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4*, ’12’). Once again, the LFF serves up a wonderfully quirky film that you would…
Sirât (4.5*): Wowzer! Now This Is An Experience.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Sirât” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4.5*, ’15’). As an opening title proclaims, the Sirât Bridge in Islam is the bridge between…
One Battle After Another (4*): PTA’s Frenetic Caper Is Overlong But Wildly Entertaining.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “One Battle After Another” (2025, 4*, 15). Paul Thomas Anderson has followed up “Licorice Pizza” from 2021 with this very different action comedy-thriller. I…
Romeria (2*): Good Looking People In Beautiful Places Boring Me To Tears.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Romeria” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 2*, ’15’). I’m afraid my run of good films (imho) at the LFF had to come…
