The Perfect Neighbor (3.5*): Racism And Tragedy With Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Perfect Neighbor”. (2026, 3.5*, 15). One of the Oscar-nominated documentaries, “The Perfect Neighbor” is a true-crime story of a neighbourhood dispute that turns ugly. One Mann’s Movies Rating: Plot: Susan Lorincz is a white ‘Karen’ living in Marion County, Florida who hates the noise of the kids playing … Read more

Train Dreams (3.5*): Beautiful, Mystical, But Sadly I Found It A Bit Dull.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Train Dreams”. (2026, 3.5*, 12A). Ultimately, there is normally one of the ten Oscar Nominated Best Pictures that I don’t particularly click with and this year it looks like being “Train Dreams”. (Perhaps I’m also a bit grumpy that its inclusion bumped out the chance for “The Ballad of … Read more

A House of Dynamite (4*): A Film That Will Enthral Most. An Ending That Will Infuriate Many.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “A House of Dynamite” (2025, 4*, 15). The wonderful American satirist Tom Lehrer, who only died in July of this year, once memorably sang “We will all char together when we char/ And let there be no moaning of the bar/ Just sing out a Te Deum/ When you … Read more

The Oscars “Animated Short Film” Nominees, 2025.

One Mann’s Movies Review of the Animated Short Films from the 2025 Oscars, being announced on March 2nd.

The Monkey (3.5*): A Fun, Gory Splatterfest That Makes For a Fine Popcorn Comedy/Horror.

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Monkey” (plus a rant about a Range Rover ad!). A fun popcorn comedy/horror from Oz Perkins. 3.5/5.