Emma Laird

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (4.5*): Howzat? Utterly Enthralling!

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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

Fackham Hall (2*): Film is Subjective. Comedy is Ultra-Subjective. This, For Me, Was Poor.

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A One Mann’s Movies review of “Fackham Hall” (2025, 2*, 15). This Downton-esque parody – “Fackham Hall” – was actually the last of the 214 new films that I saw during 2025, but due to all of the end-of-year-list stuff I’m just really slow to write this up. I’m even finding it a struggle to … Read more

The Brutalist (4.5*): Anti-Semitism, Intolerance, Power and Rape. A Powerful Oscar-tipped Concoction.

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One Mann’s Movies FIlm Review of “The Brutalist”. An epic tail of architecture and discrimination that deserves its Oscar success. 4.5/5.