The Ballad of Wallis Island (5*): A Charming Film That’s The Bee’s Bollocks.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Ballad of Wallis Island”. A genuine delight of a comedy/drama film. Go see it! 4.5/5.
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Bring Them Down (4*): X-Rated For Sheep (Part 2).
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Bring Them Down”. A bloody and gritty Irish-set farm drama that makes shepherding look a dangerous business. 4/5.
Spaceman (15): Spaced-out Drama With An Eight-Legged Friend.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Spaceman” (2024). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: 6 months into a solo mission to the edge of the solar system, Czech cosmonaut Jakub Prochazka (Adam Sandler) is investigating a mysterious dust cloud nicknamed Chopra. Struggling with his mental health and the lack of communication with his wife … Read more
Maestro (15): Composer; Conductor; Educator; Homosexual; Egotist; Jew: a complex life.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Maestro” (2023). I’m pleased to announce that “Maestro” does NOT feature a flamboyance of flamingoes (see introduction to “Leave The World Behind“)! So I don’t feel obliged to wear sack-cloth and join a monastery just yet! I can well see why this one is getting awards attention. It is … Read more
Saltburn (15): Fennell’s 2nd is simply bathplug-lickin’ good.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Saltburn” (2023) (from the London Film Festival). “Saltburn” is the follow-up film from Emerald Fennell to “Promising Young Woman“, my number 1 film of 2021. “Saltburn” isn’t going to join that at the top of my 2023 list – for reasons I lay out below – but it is … Read more