A One Mann’s Movies review of “Rebecca” (1940). The photo above for “Rebecca” comes from the special poster produced for the film by Harbour Lights cinema in Southampton (a splendid little cinema!). Harbour Lights staff, in this case Anastasia, get their personal film favourites shown again on the big screen. And what a joy it … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Women Talking” (2023). Amongst the awards feature films, there’s a lot of overlap between the BAFTA nominations and the Oscar nominations. But one notable difference is the snub given by the BAFTAs to “Women Talking”: not a single nomination. At the Oscars, the film has fared better, with nominations … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” (2023). Whether you go for “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” will depend on whether you see Marcel as “absolutely adorable” (as one IMDB reviewer mentioned) or “really, really annoying” as Scott Forbes said on this week’s “Flickering Dreams” podcast (available on all … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Moonage Daydream” (2022). A bit behind on writing up some of my BAFTA related films. But “Moonage Daydream” by Brett Morgen was up for the Best Documentary category. In the event, it didn’t win, losing to “Navalny” – annoyingly, one of only three of the BAFTA feature films that … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” (2023). Man, oh, man. It’s been a heavy few weeks of watching award candidate films. Many are very very long. Many, particularly this year, have covered topics of depression and mental health. So. it’s a nice detox to watch a romcom like … Read more