A One Mann’s Movies review of “Miroirs No 3” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 2.5*, ’15’). English Translation: Mirrors No. 3. “Miroirs No 3” refers to a piano suite by Ravel, the third movement of which is played by the protagonist in this movie. (But aside from that, it seems to be pretty … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ballad of a Small Player” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 5*, ’15’). I really can’t see how I can avoid it. But my Top 10 for 2025 looks destined to have TWO films with the title “Ballad of” in the title (with the other of course being … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Bad Apples” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4*, ’15’). Presumably scheduled at random, I watched two films at the LFF in sequence (this one and “Good Boy” – review to follow) that could have been called “Bad Apples” and “Bad Apples 2”, such is the similarity in … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Untamable” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3*, ’15’). Original Title: Indomptables. We next head to Cameroon for an unusual police drama. Directed, co-written and starring Thomas Ngijol, we head behind a detective’s difficult family life while he tries to progress a high-profile murder investigation. One Mann’s Movies … 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