A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Shift” (2024). There are certain movies where I look at the production company and perk up and pay attention. A24 is one of those: they seldom seem to put out anything that isn’t at least “interesting”. Another increasingly on my rader is Angel Studios. They have a … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Hanky Panky” (2024). I sometimes get sent screeners for movies that – erm – will normally struggle to get a cinema release. Many of them are almost unwatchable pants (hmmm… killer pants… where is my scriptwriting pad?) But sometimes they become quirky, strangely watchable oddities. “Hanky Panky”, sent … Read more
Last year (see here) as part of our Flickering Dreams podcast show we had a fun game with our Oscar Predictions: trying to predict, almost a year ahead, which films would be nominated as the Ten “Best Films” at the Oscars. So, it’s that time again and my friend and colleague Scott Forbes has thrown … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Back to Black” (2024). You’d need to be a bit out of it, particularly if you are from the UK, not to realise that “Back to Black” is a biopic of the legendary but tragic singer Amy Winehouse who died in 2011. The film is directed by Sam … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Trouble With Jessica” (2024). One of the movies on my recent Air Egypt flight was “The Trouble With Jessica”. The only problem was that Air Egypt muted any bad language and there is a lot of it in this farcical black comedy! It made for an unintentionally … Read more