Monster (12): Multiple Perspectives on Blowing Your Own Trumpet.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Monster” (2023) (from the London Film Festival). Re-publishing this review, since “Monster” will be in cinemas from this coming Friday, March 15th, and also showing as a Cineworld preview screening tomorrow. ====== We head for Japan here, with “Monster”, the latest film by Hirokazu Koreeda, director of “Shoplifters” and … Read more

Dune: Part 2 (12): “He’s Not a Very Naughty Boy. He IS the Messiah!”

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dune: Part 2” (2024). It’s early in the year to be this bold, but I’d say the 2025 Oscars for Sound, Visual Effects and Score all but wrapped up. And I wouldn’t bet against Denis Villeneuve getting Best Director and “Dune: Part 2” winning Best Picture. Because this is … Read more

Madame Web (12): Timey Wimey Rubbish That Doesn’t Bear Close Scrutiny.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Madame Web” (2024). The latest Marvel – well, it’s from the rather dodgy Sony Marvel strand that includes the likes of “Venom” and “Morbius” – comes “Madame Web”. Now, I know a lot of Marvel fans tend to dump on the female-led movies (“Captain Marvel“, “WW:1984” and “The Marvels” … Read more

Wicked Little Letters (15): You’d have to be a ******* **** not to enjoy this one.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Wicked Little Letters” (2024). It always gives me great joy to walk into a cinema screen and see that virtually every seat in the place is taken. A gasp-inducing joy! That’s what happened to me yesterday afternoon seeing “Wicked Little Letters”. This sweary but lovable tale is hitting a … Read more

Memory (15): A Selectively Forgettable Love Story.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Memory” (2023) (from the London Film Festival). This was a film that I saw at the London Film Festival but which is now in UK cinemas. So I’m republishing this review. One of the joys of attending a film festival like this is in not knowing anything about the … Read more