Ang Lee

The Wedding Banquet (3.5*): An LGBTQ+ Comedy Drama With Real Heart.

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A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Wedding Banquet” (2025, 3.5*, 15). Remaking Ang Lee’s film from 1993, this version of “The Wedding Banquet” moves the action from New York to Seattle and adds further complexity to the basic premise with a strong IVF theme and multi-cultural (Taiwanese/Chinese) relationships. Now I’m sure I’ve seen the … Read more

Sense and Sensibility (4.5*): Ang Lee’s Period Piece is an Exquisite Joy.

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One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Sense and Sensibility”. Ang Lee’s superb period adaptation of the Jane Austen novel is an utter delight. 4.5/5.

The BAFTA 2021 Award Ceremony (Part 2)

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Part 2 of the BAFTA award ceremony took place this evening, hosted by “Mr Suave” Dermot O’Leary and Edith Bowman: someone who actually knows about film!! 🙂 And tonight had all the heavy-hitter awards. I still have a major problem with an awards show celebrating “2020” movies when I have not had a chance to … Read more