Rental Family (4*): A Genuinely Feel-good Film About A Quirk Of Japanese Life.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Rental Family” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2026, 4*, 12A). Getting its UK release today, I first caught “Rental Family” at the London Film Festival in October last year. It has stayed with me since then as one of the feelgood films of the year. Definitely recommended. ===== … Read more

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (4.5*): Howzat? Utterly Enthralling!

A One Mann’s Movies review of “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” (2025, 4.5*, 18). So, hot on the heels of last year’s “28 Years Later” we have the second in the proposed set of three-quels from Danny Boyle, “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple”. (Or, in the version I saw while here in Portugal, … Read more

The Glittering Road to the Oscars: Do Golden Globes and Critics’ Choices Pave The Way?

One Mann’s Movies review the results of the early season Awards Results. The Golden Globes were handed out last Sunday and the week before that, the Critics’ Choice Awards were also handed out. Leading up to the BIG ONE – the Oscars on March 15th – will be the Director’s Guild Awards on February 7th, … Read more

Anaconda (3*): An Action/Comedy That Actually Made Me LOL.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Anaconda” (2025, 3*, 12A). Stories involving man tackling a giant snake have been covered in film and TV many times, from 1954’s “Anaconda” to Johnny Weissmuller wrestling various reptiles as Tarzan (such as in 1958’s “Tarzan’s Fight for Life”). But in modern times, the titular snake has most famously … Read more

Hamnet (5*): All Of The Oscars; None Of The Placentae.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Hamnet” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 5*, 12A). “Hamnet” is out tomorrow and in my books this is a “must see”. But make sure you take lots of tissues with you: it’s an emotional ride. Jessie Buckley has already just won the Best Actress award at the … Read more