Exit 8 (3.5*): A High-Stakes Game of Spot The Difference.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Exit 8” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3.5*, ’15’). Original title: 8-ban deguchi. “Exit 8” is based on a Japanese-penned video game…
My Father’s Shadow (4*): A Father Introduces His Sons to the Realities of Lagos Life.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “My Father’s Shadow” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4*, ’12A’). In “My Father’s Shadow”, we are dunked into the chaos of the…
Promised Sky (3.5*): A Fascinating Slice of the Immigration Pie.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Promised Sky” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3.5*, ’12A’). Original title: Promis le ciel. With the appalling resurgence of fascism across the…
Enzo (3.5*): Dreamy Coming of Age of a Confused French Teen.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Enzo” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3.5*, ’15’). No, not an early prequel to “Ferrari“. “Enzo” came across to me as a…
Sound of Falling (3*): Suicidal Thoughts Might Come to You Too.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Sound of Falling” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3*, ’15’). Original title: In die Sonne schauen My first LFF screening for 2025,…
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (4*): Like Getting a Bit Hug From Old Friends.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” (2025, 4*, PG). As a trilogy of films, Downton could have continued a downward slide down the rubbish chute.…
Sorry, Baby (3.5*): This Study of the Fallout From Rape is Well-Made, Quirky & Uncomfortable.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Sorry, Baby” (2025, 3.5*, 15). At one point in this, college professor Agnes (Eva Victor) is class-appraising Nabokov’s novel “Lolita”. A male student pipes…
Heads of State (3.5*): Ridiculous But Kind Of Fun in a Kooky Sort of Way.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Heads of State” (2025, 3.5*, 12). This Amazon Prime offering is definitely NOT going to get any Oscar buzz. But as a mindless, park-your-brain-at-the-door…
The Long Walk (3.5*): The Hunger Games Meets Speed And It Spells Bad News For Jojo Rabbit.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Long Walk” (2025, 3.5*, 15). “The Long Walk” was one of the first books published by the great Stephen King at the tender…
The Da Vinci Code (3*): A Reflective Look At The First Robert Langdon Movie.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Da Vinci Code” (2006, 3*, 12). Today, September 9th 2025, sees the launch of the new Dan Brown novel featuring Robert Langdon –…
