A One Mann’s Movies review of “God’s Creatures” (2023).. Here’s another A24 production, but one which is rather slinking into cinemas without much fanfare and will – pretty quickly I think – slink out again fairly unnoticed. “God’s Creatures” is a rather dour and depressing little tale, but it nonetheless has its moments: principally with … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Aftersun” (2022). A big one to knock off my pre-BAFTA watch-list, “Aftersun” is up for 4 BAFTAs – “Best British Film”, “Outstanding Debut…”, “Lead Actor” (for Paul Mescal) and for casting (Lucy Pardee). Paul Mescal is also – surprisingly, for such a small British picture – nominated for the … Read more
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. Bob the Movie Man … Read more