The Flickering Dreams team – myself, Bob Mann, the Reverend Andy Godfrey, Emma Sewell and Scott Forbes-Tavera (with remote input from Dan Cook) – have selected the 5 films they most want to talk about from the movies of August 2026, plus their selection of the worst films of the month. Films discussed include: The … Read more
Original title: La bataille de Gaulle: L’âge de fer. A One Mann’s Movies review of “De Gaule: Résistance”. (2026, 4.5*, 15). Part one of a two-part epic French production covering the career of war leader and future president Charles De Gaulle (the second part – De Gaulle: Liberté – is released in just a few … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Dog Stars”. (2026, 3*, 15). At the grand old age of 88, it amazes me that Sir Ridley Scott still wants to get out of bed at unearthly times of the morning to film something like The Dog Stars. Why not a nice leisurely lie in and a … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Tony”. (2026, 4.5*, 15). Having been on a family holiday for the last week, I’m a week behind in catching up with Tony: the fascinating dramatised-biopic, loosely telling the story of how famous chef Anthony Bourdain and cooking first intersected. It’s a superb watch, even if some of the … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Coyote vs. Acme”. (2026, 4*, PG). Along with the original Fred Quimby “Tom and Jerry” cartoons the short animations that really hit my comedy buttons as a kid was Wile E. Coyote’s ludicrous battles with the Roadrunner. Yes, Bugs and Daffy were all very well (we even named a … Read more