A One Mann’s Movies review of “Beau is Afraid” (2023). The latest Ari Aster film, “Beau is Afraid”, is without doubt a challenging watch. And not only because it is a 3 hour film. It is, to excuse my French, a complete mind-fuck. A study of paranoia and mental health that veers from terror to … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dead Shot” (2023). “The Troubles” have spawned a lot of films over the years from “The Crying Game” through “Patriot Games”, “Hunger” and “’71” to last year’s “Belfast“. And here’s another, moderately low-budget, effort to join that list – “Dead Shot”. Aside from the terribly vague and contrived (it’s … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret” (2023). As I ultimately discovered, through the excellent documentary on Amazon Prime “Judy Blume Forever“, Judy Blume was a force-of-nature in teen-literature in the 1970’s for producing ‘real’ books about the experiences and worries of kids in and around puberty. She tackled … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” (2023). This documentary “Still” has an ironic title since Michael J. Fox is never “still” thanks to his Parkinson’s Disease. Hell, looking at his life, the guy has NEVER been still. This is a fascinating look behind the scenes at a celebrity fighting … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Cure for Hate: Bearing Witness to Auschwitz” (2023). I occasionally get sent screeners to review, well ahead of their potential distribution (especially their distribution in the UK). And this was one of them. Often these films turn out to be pretty dreadful ‘B’ movies. But “The Cure For … Read more