The Spectre of Boko Haram(’12’): War and kids shouldn’t mix.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Spectre of Boko Haram” (2023) (from the London Film Festival). This is another documentary I saw at the Film Critic screenings prior to the opening of the London Film Festival. “The Spectre of Boko Haram” covers the impact of violence on young children’s’ lives. I was lucky enough … Read more

The Hypnosis (’15’): Swedish satirical business comedy with the cringe factor.

#onemannsmovies #filmreview of “The Hypnosys”. #thehypnosys. Satirical Scandi business comedy that makes the grade. 4/5.

Animalia (’12’): Mystical Moroccan Sci-Fi that almost gets Under-the-Skin-weird.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Animalia” (2023) (from the London Film Festival). (Also known as “Parmi Nous”). Again, I saw this at the Film Critic screenings prior to the opening of the London Film Festival. This is a weird one and not without artistic merit. But of all the films I saw in this … Read more

The Royal Hotel (’15’): Going Outback for a Dickens Cider.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Royal Hotel” (2023) (from the London Film Festival). This is the first film I have seen at the Critic’s preview week for the London Film Festival at the BFI’s South Bank location. Lots more to follow! “The Royal Hotel” suffers from having a dull title that brings to … Read more

No One Will Save You (16+): Close Encounters of the Wrath of Khan Kind.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “No One Will Save You” (2023). New on Disney+ (Star) is “No One Will Save You”. Like “Close Encounters”, but a very different take on an alien visitation to earth. Not bad, but it’s a good job the scriptwriters for this weren’t paid by the word! Bob the Movie … Read more