Rental Family (4*): A Genuinely Feel-good Film About A Quirk Of Japanese Life.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Rental Family” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3*, ’15’). In amongst all of the heavyweight dramas at the LFF, “light and fluffy”…
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (3*): A By-The-Books Music Biopic That Failed To Excite.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” (2025, 3*, 12A). I saw “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” at The Royal Festival Hall as a part of…
Lady (3*): An Aristocrat Whose Pretence The Film Crew Can See Right Through.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Lady” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3*, ’15’). Given how late in the calendar year the London Film Festival is run, it’s…
Retreat (3.5*): A Truly Innovative Movie Set In An Entirely Deaf Commune.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Retreat” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3.5*, ’12A’). One of the most innovative films I’ve seen at the LFF, “Retreat” is almost…
No Other Choice (4.5*): If You Want To Get A Job, Get A Head.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “No Other Choice” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4*, ’15’). Original title: Eojjeolsuga eobsda I’d seen 2013’s “Stoker” (3.5*), but I really…
Is This Thing On? (3.5*): Therapy via Standup.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Is This Thing On?” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3.5*, ’15’). In the end-titles to this film there was the name “John…
Rose of Nevada (3.5*): Fishy-Wishy, Timey-Wimey Mark Jenkin Movie.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Rose of Nevada” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3.5*, ’12A’). I am actually a Mark Jenkin virgin, having avoided his previous two…
The Mastermind (2*): The Thomas Crown Cure For Insomnia.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Mastermind” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 2*, 12A). Critic Peter Bradshaw in the Guardian described Kelly Reichardt’s new film, “The Mastermind”,…
Frankenstein (4*): Handsome Storytelling From del Toro With Real Heart.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Frankenstein” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4*, 15). Another LFF film that is on limited release, in selected cinemas, from today in…
The Lost Bus (3*): Paradise Lost.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Lost Bus” (2025, 3*, 15). I could hear a chorus of the kids from The Simpsons singing “Hail to the bus driver, the…
