“Flickering Dreams” Episode 52: Reviews of Wicked Little Letters, Madame Web, The Taste of Things, Mea Culpa and Memory.

The regular Flickering Dreams film review podcast features this week: In this episode Bob, Emma and Andy review the following films: We also run through the UK/Ireland Top 10 at the box office and (on the video version only) play the next round in our highly competitive Film Quiz with just 2 weeks left for … Read more

Wicked Little Letters (4*): You’d have to be a ******* **** not to enjoy this one.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Wicked Little Letters” (2024). It always gives me great joy to walk into a cinema screen and see that virtually every seat in the place is taken. A gasp-inducing joy! That’s what happened to me yesterday afternoon seeing “Wicked Little Letters”. This sweary but lovable tale is hitting a … Read more

Memory (3*): A Selectively Forgettable Love Story.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Memory” (2023) (from the London Film Festival). This was a film that I saw at the London Film Festival but which is now in UK cinemas. So I’m republishing this review. One of the joys of attending a film festival like this is in not knowing anything about the … Read more

Argylle (4*): Who Is The Real Agent Argylle?

A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Argylle” (2024). Matthew “Kingsmen” Vaughn’s movies have always been a riot of visual innovation and fun. But he has occasionally stepped over the line into plain bad taste (‘Vaginacam’ anyone from “Kingsman: The Golden Circle“?) Fortunately, here, he delivers all of the fun and none of the ‘ick’. … Read more

The Zone of Interest (3.5*): A Hum-Drum Life Alongside Horror? It’s Still Hum-Drum.

A gardener pushes a wheelbarrow along the garden path with the buildings of Auschwitz beyond the walls.

A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Zone of Interest” (2024). A 12-certificate film about the Holocaust that shows none of the horror? That was highly intriguing to me going into this new one from Jonathan Glazer. Does the film have a powerful message? Definitely yes. Is it an interesting film to watch? Hmm, … Read more