A One Mann’s Movies review of “The History of Sound” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3*, 15). Paul Mescal must be smarting a bit today after not getting an Oscar nomination for his performance in “Hamnet” when – in my books – he might have been considered as one of the leading contenders. … Read more
It’s January 22nd 2026 and the Oscar Nominations are out! So, here are the nominations for the 2026 Oscars, as just announced in Los Angeles. From my previous post, you might remember that the Flickering Dreams team – myself, The Reverend Andy Godfrey, Scott Forbes and Emma Sewell – had a podcast to predict these … Read more
Who’ll Be Nominated for the Oscars on January 22nd? In my previous post on the Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award winners I indicated that the Flickering Dreams team – comprising myself, the Reverend Andy Godfrey, Scott Forbes and Emma Sewell – would be getting together to predict the nominations for the top categories at … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Rental Family” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2026, 4*, 12A). Getting its UK release today, I first caught “Rental Family” at the London Film Festival in October last year. It has stayed with me since then as one of the feelgood films of the year. Definitely recommended. ===== … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” (2025, 4.5*, 18). So, hot on the heels of last year’s “28 Years Later” we have the second in the proposed set of three-quels from Danny Boyle, “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple”. (Or, in the version I saw while here in Portugal, … Read more