A One Mann’s Movies review of “Alpha” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4*, ’15’). ”Alpha” has now been released in UK cinemas, so I am republishing my LFF review. Seems to have been getting some mixed reviews, but I enjoyed it. ====== Julia (“Titane”) Ducournau could have coined the term “Marmite movie”. For … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Went Up The Hill” (2025, 3.5*, ’15’). The thing I like LEAST about “Went Up The Hill” is the title, which is simply a clumsy play on the fact that the two main characters are called Jack and Jill. There isn’t even a hill! But other than that, this … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Wedding Banquet” (2025, 3.5*, 15). Remaking Ang Lee’s film from 1993, this version of “The Wedding Banquet” moves the action from New York to Seattle and adds further complexity to the basic premise with a strong IVF theme and multi-cultural (Taiwanese/Chinese) relationships. Now I’m sure I’ve seen the … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Choral” (2025, 3*, 12A). I’d been looking forward to “The Choral”, as had the Illustrious Mrs Movie Man, and intentionally avoided seeing it at the LFF as I knew the IMMM was keen to see it. But I have to admit to being a little disappointed by it. … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Die My Love” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3.5*, 15). Also getting a limited UK release from today (with a wider UK distribution due on November 14th), “Die My Love” is another film that I saw at the LFF. I found it a difficult film to warm … Read more