A One Mann’s Movies review of “Women Talking” (2023). Amongst the awards feature films, there’s a lot of overlap between the BAFTA nominations and the Oscar nominations. But one notable difference is the snub given by the BAFTAs to “Women Talking”: not a single nomination. At the Oscars, the film has fared better, with nominations … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” (2023). Whether you go for “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” will depend on whether you see Marcel as “absolutely adorable” (as one IMDB reviewer mentioned) or “really, really annoying” as Scott Forbes said on this week’s “Flickering Dreams” podcast (available on all … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Moonage Daydream” (2022). A bit behind on writing up some of my BAFTA related films. But “Moonage Daydream” by Brett Morgen was up for the Best Documentary category. In the event, it didn’t win, losing to “Navalny” – annoyingly, one of only three of the BAFTA feature films that … Read more
What is “Flickering Dreams”? So, I’ve stuck my toe into the waters of Movie Review Podcasts, so if you like my Movie Reviews then please give this new show – “Flickering Dreams” – a listen. Each week I’ll be joined by a panel of film reviewers to have a general jabber about the latest reviews, … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” (2023). Man, oh, man. It’s been a heavy few weeks of watching award candidate films. Many are very very long. Many, particularly this year, have covered topics of depression and mental health. So. it’s a nice detox to watch a romcom like … Read more