Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (4*): Benoit Blanc and the Demon Lamp-Topper.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4*, 12A). Today sees the UK release of the next Benoit Blanc mystery/thriller film “Wake Up Dead Man”, directed by Rian Johnson. I saw this at the LFF in early October but am republishing … Read more

The Summer Book (PG): Very Little Happens, But Beautifully.

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Summer Book”. Beautiful but slow moving melancholic drama. 3/5.

Cruella (PG): An astonishing attack on the senses as Disney goes to the dark side.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Cruella” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: Estrella is a feisty but highly creative child with a 50:50 shock of white and black hair. While trying to be good for her mother (Emily Beecham), she can’t help periodically switching to her mischievous side, which her mother has … Read more

The Wife (15): Glenn Close … #robbed.

One Mann’s Movies spoiler-free Film review of “The Wife” starring Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce.

The Favourite (15): A bawdy masterpiece.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Favourite” (2019). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. So, ignoring the preview of the FANTASTIC “Green Book” that I saw in December, this is the first real foray into the awards season production line of January films: my favourite period of the movie calendar. (Interestingly … Read more