The Flickering Dreams team – myself, Bob Mann, the Reverend Andy Godfrey, Emma Sewell and Scott Forbes-Tavera (via pre-recorded segments) – have selected the 4 films they most want to talk about from the movies of September 2026, plus their selection of the worst films of the month. Films discussed include: The podcast is available … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “De Gaulle: Liberté”. (2026, 4*, 15). Original title: La bataille de Gaulle: J’écris ton nom The second part of the French-produced mega-production, De Gaulle: Liberté follows on from the fabulous De Gaulle: Résistance that I saw at the back end of last month. The second part is still brilliant … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Sense and Sensibility”. (2026, 4*, U). It is a brave decision for Georgia Oakley – in only her second feature film (after 2022’s excellent lesbian drama Blue Jean) – to take on an adaptation of a Jane Austen novel, beloved of many thousands of people around the world. But … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Child”. (2026, 3.5*, ’15’). Child is the feature debut of Luxembourg-based / Iranian born (and exiled) writer/director Cyrus Neshvad, who made the Oscar-nominated Short The Red Suitcase from 2023. Child film received its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January and goes on general release in the … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Bad Apples” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4*, ’15’). Bad Apples is released today in the UK, almost a year after I saw it at last year’s LFF. And its one that I really enjoyed. Worth your time, particularly if you are a harried teacher! ===== Presumably … Read more