One Mann's Movies Film Review: 47 Metres Down (2017)
Down Down, Deeper and Down. It’s summer again; it’s a shark movie. Lisa and Kate are two sisters on holiday in Mexico with one grieving a lost relationship and the…
One Mann's Movies Film Review: The Big Sick (2017).
Just what the doctor ordered: a charming and thoughtful summer comedy. Romance and comedy work together beautifully on film: love is innately ridiculous after all! But mix in a dramatic…
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Dunkirk (2017)
A war vehicle running low on fuel. The words “Christopher Nolan” and “disappointment” are not words I would naturally associate… but for me, they apply where “Dunkirk” is concerned. It…
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I’m happy to be collaborating with @veboli_en as one of their personal movie advisors. A site that intelligently matches your film preferences to other films that you might like. Check…
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Spider-Man – Homecoming (2017)
When I heard the news last year that Spider-Man was going to be rebooted yet again, I was like “are you freaking serious”? After the successful Toby Maguire trilogy (though…
One Mann's Movies Film Review: War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Putting the “ape” in “The Great Esc-ape”. 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” was the one of the big movie surprises for me of that year. With staggeringly…
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Alone in Berlin (2017)
Small Rebellions. Once again, World War II turns up another true story of quiet valour to turn into a motion picture. At a time when Trump is pontificating about so…
One Mann's Movies Review: The Mummy (2017)
Crushingly Mediocre I’d read the bad reviews, but thought “Hey, it’s Tom Cruise – how bad could it be?” The answer is, “Pretty bad”. It’s an ominous sign when a…
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Baby Driver (2017)
A summer film so cool that air-con is optional. Sorry for the lack of posts folks…. with a holiday in sunny Portugal, I’ve not been to the pics for weeks!…
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Wonder Woman (2017)
“What first attracted you Dr Mann to the movie with the scantily-clad Amazonians?” Amazonians deliver! And how. The much anticipated new Wonder Woman movie is with us, and for once…