The Idiot(s) ¦ Film Review (4*): A Deliciously Tasty Marmite Film About a “Disgusting Old Sinner”.

Our #onemannsmovies review of “The Idiot(s)” (2026) from the 2026 London Film Festival. Beautifully shot, bitter/sweet drama with a marvellous cast. 4/5.

One Life (PG): Hopkins, Bonham-Carter and Flynn Glitter in a Moving Biopic.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “One Life” (2023). “One Life” has been doing the film festival circuit, but I missed it at the London Film Festival. But although it’s not officially released until January 1st, I saw it at a Cineworld Unlimited preview screening this week. It’s excellent, and I’ll be paying a second … Read more

The Outfit (15): Rylance excels as a quiet ‘cutter’ with a past.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Outfit” (2022). Another of my Australia-flight films, “The Outfit” is a gangland drama/thriller that completely passed me by when it came out in the UK in April. (I can only assume it had a very limited release.) But if so, that was a crime since it’s a small … Read more

Beast (15): If I said I thought it was any good, I’d be Lion.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Beast” (2022). Idris Elba really doesn’t have much luck with me with his feature films. I think he’s a wonderful actor… but some of his movie vehicles really stink. And “Beast” (not to be confused with the 2017 Jessie Buckley / Johnny Flynn offering) is another one. One Mann’s … Read more

Operation Mincemeat (12A): Wartime intrigue diluted by an unlikely love triangle.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Operation Mincemeat” (2022). I am partial to a good war film. And I thought “Operation Mincemeat” was good… but only in parts. One Mann’s Movies Rating: Plot Summary: It’s 1943 and the British are planning to move back into Southern Europe. Sicily is the obvious target. And the Nazis … Read more