A One Mann’s Movies review of “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” (2025, 1.5*, 15). “Do you want to go on a big, bold, beautiful journey”? Well, after seeing the trailer for this, the honest answer was “Yes, I did”. What’s not to love? An intriguing Narnia-esque plot; Two attractive looking and personable stars; Some heart-rending … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dreamers” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3*, ’15’). As I mentioned in my review of “Promised Sky“, on my first day of LFF films, that film dealt with one aspect of the UK immigration problem…. immigrants arriving at their ‘first stop’ of Tunis in their journey from … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Fwends” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 2*, ’15’). Oh dear. My least favourite film of the LFF press pre-week. I was sharing this screening with Mike Leigh, but I sadly didn’t get to speak to him afterwards to find out what he thought of this one. But … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “A Private Life” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4*, ’15’). Original title: Vie privĂ©e A lady of many talents, Jodie Foster attended the LycĂ©e Français de Los Angeles, a French-language prep-school, and so is fluent in French. (She has in fact done the dubbing for the French … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Life After” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4.5*, ’12’). Great documentaries should be able to challenge your preconceptions about a topic. And “Life After”, made by the disabled film-maker Reid Davenport, does just that. I’ve already notice that, one paragraph in, I’ve already prefaced Davenport’s name and … Read more