A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Lost Daughter” (2021). Another ‘catch-up’ movie for me on Netflix is Olivia Colman in “The Lost Daughter”, the directorial debut of Maggie Gyllenhaal. And, for the second film running, after “The Power of the Dog“, it has a wholly unlikeable character at its heart. One Mann’s Movies Rating: … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Mothering Sunday” (2021). One Mann’s Movies Rating: The title “Mothering Sunday” might suggest that this would be a good one to take your ol’ mum to see as ‘a nice treat’. Which indeed you might like to do, as long as you set the expectations first! For this is … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Instant Karma” (2021). One Mann’s Movies Rating: As a rising media mogul (arf!!), I occasionally get sent ‘screeners’ for upcoming indie movies before release and “Instant Karma” is a case in point. I’ve no idea when/if you may get a chance to see this film on a streaming channel, … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Father” (2021). One Mann’s Movies Rating: It seems ridiculous that here – on June 11th – I am finally watching “The Father” – the last of the “Oscar films” from 2020. But – hey – it’s been a ridiculous couple of years. Soooo great to see Olivia WIlliams … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Mitchells vs the Machines” (2021). One Mann’s Movies Rating: Plot Summary: In “The Mitchells vs the Machines”, Katie Mitchell (voiced by Abbi Jacobson) dreams of being a great film director (joining her icons on her version of Mount Rushmore!). She’s about to travel to a west-coast film college … Read more