Camping in Paradise (4*): Prudish Man Who Needs To Learn To Love Life.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Camping in Paradise” (2025, 4*, ’15’). I tend not to do reviews for short films outside of the shortlisted ones for the Academy Awards and sometimes the BAFTAs. I also don’t tend to fit in many short films in general into my busy viewing schedule. But I made an … Read more

Balearic (1.5*): A Great Set-Up Before An Incoherent Arthouse Ramble.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Balearic” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 1.5*, ’15’). I said with my review of “100 Nights of Hero” that that was my last LFF film that I’d seen on the big screen. But I also have access to a video library of a subset of the films … Read more

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (3*): A By-The-Books Music Biopic That Failed To Excite.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” (2025, 3*, 12A). I saw “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” at The Royal Festival Hall as a part of the London FIlm Festival, but as it is released in UK cinemas from tomorrow, I’ve done this one as a standard post and not one … Read more

Lady (3*): An Aristocrat Whose Pretence The Film Crew Can See Right Through.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Lady” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3*, ’15’). Given how late in the calendar year the London Film Festival is run, it’s quite rare to have a World Premiere showing at the LFF. But “Lady” was one of them. It has moments of hilarity but, for me, … Read more

Retreat (3.5*): A Truly Innovative Movie Set In An Entirely Deaf Commune.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Retreat” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3.5*, ’12A’). One of the most innovative films I’ve seen at the LFF, “Retreat” is almost entirely without traditional dialogue: there are only about 4 or 5 lines near the end of the film. All of the rest of the conversations … Read more