So, it’s that time of year again. The BAFTAs will be announced on Sunday February 18th, and event hosted by David Tennant who is always good value. So here are my predictions as to who will get the trophy and who I think should get the trophy. As always, I’ll update this with the actual … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Argylle” (2024). Matthew “Kingsmen” Vaughn’s movies have always been a riot of visual innovation and fun. But he has occasionally stepped over the line into plain bad taste (‘Vaginacam’ anyone from “Kingsman: The Golden Circle“?) Fortunately, here, he delivers all of the fun and none of the ‘ick’. … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Zone of Interest” (2024). A 12-certificate film about the Holocaust that shows none of the horror? That was highly intriguing to me going into this new one from Jonathan Glazer. Does the film have a powerful message?: definitely yes. Is it an interesting film to watch?: Hmm, … Read more
So, I already reviewed the films in the BAFTA “Best British Short Animation” category (see here). So now it’s time to review the live action short nominees. They are: BRITISH SHORT FILM =================================================================== Festival of Slaps Bob the Movie Man Rating(s): Plot Summary: A Nigerian mother (Kemi Lofinmakin) is apparently assaulting her son, Ade (Tom … Read more
The regular Flickering Dreams film review podcast features this week: In this celebratory 50th episode Bob, Scott and Andy review the following films: We also run through the UK/Ireland Top 10 at the box office and play another round of our competitive film quiz (video version only). And in Any Other Business: we mention the … Read more