A Pale View of Hills (2.5*): It’s Not A Complete Bomb, But The Script Disappoints.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “A Pale View of Hills” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 2.5*, ’15’). Original title: Tôi yama-nami no hikari The name that drew…
Untamable (3*): A Copper’s Tale on the Tough Streets of Yaoundé.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Untamable” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3*, ’15’). Original Title: Indomptables. We next head to Cameroon for an unusual police drama. Directed,…
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (1.5*): How Can A Film With This Much Potential Be So Tedious?
A One Mann’s Movies review of “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” (2025, 1.5*, 15). “Do you want to go on a big, bold, beautiful journey”? Well, after seeing the trailer…
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…
