A Mann on a mission to review movies
One Mann's Movies Film Review of "Sugarcane". A sombre Canadian-set documentary covering the generational trauma of child abuse in the Catholic church. 3/5.
The 97th Academy Awards results.... this is how I did!
One Mann's Movies Film Review of "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat". History and Jazz in a violent 1960's Congo. 4/5.
One Mann's Movies Film Review of "Porcelain War". Following the life of a Ukranian artist on the front line of the war with Russia. 3.5/5.
One Mann's Movies Film Review of "No Other Land". A visceral documentary set in the West Bank the stirs strong emotions. 5/5.
One Mann's Movies Review of the Documentary Short Films from the 2025 Oscars, being announced on March 2nd.
One Mann's Movies Review of the Animated Short Films from the 2025 Oscars, being announced on March 2nd.
One Mann's Movies Film Review of "Sing Sing". A brilliant, uplifting masterpiece of a film. Terrific stuff. 5/5.
One Mann's Movies Film Review of "The Girl With the Needle". A dark and brooding expressionist film about dark deeds in 1917 Copenhagen. Devastating. 4/5.
One Mann's Movies Film Review of "The Seed of the Sacred Fig". A tense and brilliantly produced Iranian political thriller. 4.5/5.