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
(If you’ve seen the film then hopefully you are laughing – – “Thank-you. Thank-you for laughing at my joke”!) A One Mann’s Movies review of “Decision to Leave” (2022). Another one to knock off my pre-BAFTA watch-list. “Decision to Leave” is up for “Film Not in the English Language” and “Best Director” at the BAFTAs. … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Son” (2023). Florian Zeller had a big critical hit last year with “The Father”. Now here we have “The Son”. Expectations are high for next year’s “The Holy Ghost” (LOL). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: Peter (Hugh Jackman) is a successful corporate lawyer living with his … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” (2023). Nominated for the “Documentary” category for both the BAFTA and the Oscar, “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” focuses on Nan Goldin and is a highly professional documentary by Laura Poitras, who’s been making documentaries for over 20 years. I find it … Read more
It’s the big one! The announcements of the 95th Academy Awards happened at 1:30pm GMT today. Here they are, with some brief comments on some of the surprises for me. In terms of pure numbers, these are the movies that have received more than 5 nominations: There is so much love for EEAAO, that it … Read more