A One Mann’s Movies review of “Anemone” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3*, 15). Another of my LFF films getting a UK-wide release today, “Anenome” is a bit of a mixed bag for me. But if you are an actor, it is well worth the ticket price for another chance to see the … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Bugonia” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 5*, ’15’). I’d forgotten that I republish these LFF reviews when the films come out. And “Bugonia” is out in cinemas this week. I went to see it again and loved it for a second time. There were a few additional … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Relay” (2025, 4*, 15). Remember all of those delightfully straightforward ‘conspiracy’ thrillers in the 80’s and 90’s like “No Way Out” (1987); “The Pelican Brief” (1993); “Enemy of the State” (1998)? “Relay”, the new film from David (“Hell or High Water“) McKenzie, reminded me a lot of that simpler … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “A House of Dynamite” (2025, 4*, 15). The wonderful American satirist Tom Lehrer, who only died in July of this year, once memorably sang “We will all char together when we char/ And let there be no moaning of the bar/ Just sing out a Te Deum/ When you … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Camping in Paradise” (2025, 4*, ’15’). I tend not to do reviews for short films outside of the shortlisted ones for the Academy Awards and sometimes the BAFTAs. I also don’t tend to fit in many short films in general into my busy viewing schedule. But I made an … Read more