A One Mann’s Movies review of “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4*, 12A). Today sees the UK release of the next Benoit Blanc mystery/thriller film “Wake Up Dead Man”, directed by Rian Johnson. I saw this at the LFF in early October but am republishing … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Running Man” (2025, 3*, 12A). I’ve been a fan of Edgar Wright’s style of movie-making for a very long time: “Hot Fuzz” is one of my all-time-favourite comedies; and “Baby Driver” and “Last Night in Soho” both made my Top 10 Films of the Year lists (in 2017 … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Alpha” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4*, ’15’). ”Alpha” has now been released in UK cinemas, so I am republishing my LFF review. Seems to have been getting some mixed reviews, but I enjoyed it. ====== Julia (“Titane”) Ducournau could have coined the term “Marmite movie”. For … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Went Up The Hill” (2025, 3.5*, ’15’). The thing I like LEAST about “Went Up The Hill” is the title, which is simply a clumsy play on the fact that the two main characters are called Jack and Jill. There isn’t even a hill! But other than that, this … Read more
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