The Odyssey ¦ Film Review (4*): Oh Father, Where Art Thou?

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Odyssey”. (2026, 4*, 15). Any Christopher Nolan film release is a big deal and “The Odyssey” has been billed as the biggest movie event of the summer. My Everyman screen was absolutely fully booked when I saw it last night on its opening night and IMAX seats for … Read more

Anemone (3*): Day-Lewis Acts His Socks Off As An Angry Man in the Woods.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Anemone” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3*, 15). Another of my LFF films getting a UK-wide release today, “Anenome” is a bit of a mixed bag for me. But if you are an actor, it is well worth the ticket price for another chance to see the … Read more

2073 (3*): The Most Thoroughly Depressing Film of the Year.

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “2073”. A docu-fiction with a view on the path to the apocalyptic future. Not comforting in any way. 3/5.

The Whale (15): Comeback kid Brendan Fraser’s shoots for Oscar glory.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Whale” (2023). So, how’s your New Year ‘get fit’ resolution going? With my weekly circuit training, pilates and dance fitness class, my abs are killing me! The alternative though, when taken to extreme, is to head down the route that Brendan Fraser’s character Charlie has followed in “The … Read more

She Said (15): Sex and the Casting Couch.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “She Said” (2022). “She Said” is a movie in the great tradition of films about investigative journalism, so has many similarities with “The Post“, “Spotlight” and (my own personal favourite) “All the President’s Men”. One Mann’s Movies Rating(s): Plot Summary: Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) is a tenacious investigative journalist … Read more