Anemone (3*): Day-Lewis Acts His Socks Off As An Angry Man in the Woods.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Anemone” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3*, 15). Another of my LFF films getting a UK-wide release today, “Anenome” is a bit of a mixed bag for me. But if you are an actor, it is well worth the ticket price for another chance to see the … Read more

Bugonia (5*): Far From Just A Bee-Movie.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Bugonia” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 5*, ’15’). I’d forgotten that I republish these LFF reviews when the films come out. And “Bugonia” is out in cinemas this week. I went to see it again and loved it for a second time. There were a few additional … Read more

Relay (4*): A Long-Distance Relationship Via An Unusual Intermediary.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Relay” (2025, 4*, 15). Remember all of those delightfully straightforward ‘conspiracy’ thrillers in the 80’s and 90’s like “No Way Out” (1987); “The Pelican Brief” (1993); “Enemy of the State” (1998)? “Relay”, the new film from David (“Hell or High Water“) McKenzie, reminded me a lot of that simpler … Read more

A House of Dynamite (4*): A Film That Will Enthral Most. An Ending That Will Infuriate Many.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “A House of Dynamite” (2025, 4*, 15). The wonderful American satirist Tom Lehrer, who only died in July of this year, once memorably sang “We will all char together when we char/ And let there be no moaning of the bar/ Just sing out a Te Deum/ When you … Read more

Scream (1996) (4.5*): Happy Halloween Everyone!

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Scream” (1996, 4.5*, 18). It has been many, many years since I last saw this film so took the opportunity of an Everyman Salisbury Throwback screening to watch it again on the big screen. The advantage of not having seen it for so long is that I actually had … Read more