To Catch a Killer (15*): Female cop. Male Director.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “To Catch a Killer” (2023). “To Catch a Thriller” feels like a title that has been much used before. And indeed there are a…
Hypnotic (15): The secret perhaps behind Trump’s success?
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Hypnotic” (2023). Ben Affleck mystery thrillers seem to be a Russian Roulette of cinema. For every “Gone Girl” there is a “Deep Water“. “Hypnotic”…
The Machine (15): Kreischer? Who?
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Machine” (2023). There have been two recent examples of US ‘national treasures’ that have appeared in films who are relatively unknown in the…
The Little Mermaid (PG): An emotional return to a Disney classic: Done. Just. Right.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Little Mermaid” (2023). My disdain for the Mouse company in repeatedly raping and pillaging their animated classics to produce often tawdry live-action remakes…
Maybe I Do (12): An Un-Engaging Tale of Dithering and Infidelity.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Maybe I Do” (2023). New on Amazon Prime is “Maybe I Do”, which boasts a surprisingly starry cast. Unfortunately, a starry cast does not…
Fast X (12): Absurd Action Sparked by Dante’s Pique.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Fast X” (2023). I’ve not been a long-term fan of the Fast and the Furious series, and still haven’t watched the majority of them.…
“Flickering Dreams” Episode 16: reviews of 6 films (incl. Fast X, Sisu & Hypnotic).
In Episode 16 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by Andy Godfrey of Sorted Magazine and Konnect Radio, Scott Forbes of the Forbes Film & TV Reviews (https://www.facebook.com/theforbesfilmreview) and a new…
Sisu (15): Implausible Tarantinoesque fun.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Sisu” (2023). “Sisu”, claims an opening title, is an untranslatable Finnish word meaning having “courage, resilience, determination and inner strength”. This article states that…
The Mother (12): Less of Jennifer Lopez’s ‘booty’. More of her kicking ass.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Mother” (2023). “You don’t know how bad this gets” says “The Mother” (Jennifer Lopez) at one point near the start of this film.…
Love Again (12): A Rom-Com but without the Com.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Love Again” (2023). I’m late to the game on this rom-com, but I went in with the words of my “Flickering Dreams” podcast colleague…