Bugonia (5*): Far From Just A Bee-Movie.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Bugonia” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 5*, ’15’). I’d forgotten that I republish these LFF reviews when the films come out. And “Bugonia” is out in cinemas this week. I went to see it again and loved it for a second time. There were a few additional … Read more

One Mann’s Movies: Films of the Year 2024

#onemannsmovies My personal choice of Top 20 Movies of 2023.

Kinds of Kindness (18): “You’ve Just Crossed Over Into… The Twilight Zone”.

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Kinds of Kindness”. Yorgos Lanthimos delivers stylish bafflement in a black comedy Marmite-movie. 4/5.

Poor Things (18): Emma Stone Writes a Few Extra XXX Pages for the Karma Sutra.

A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Poor Things” (2024). When “Saltburn” came on streaming just in time for Christmas I thought “Eh up, this might be interesting”! Multi-generational families gathered round the box thinking “Let’s put on this new film” and facing Emerald Fennell’s plug-hole-slurping, grave-humping, nude-dancing extravaganza with increasing horror! Well, if you … Read more

The Favourite (15): A bawdy masterpiece.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Favourite” (2019). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. So, ignoring the preview of the FANTASTIC “Green Book” that I saw in December, this is the first real foray into the awards season production line of January films: my favourite period of the movie calendar. (Interestingly … Read more