Cairo Conspiracy (12): Riddle-me-this… which movie can traumatise two fully-grown women?
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Cairo Conspiracy” (2023). Alternative Title: Walad min al-Janna (“Born From Heaven”) “Cairo Conspiracy” seems to have financial contributions from just about every national film…
Murder Mystery 2 (12): Glass Onion-lite with Sandler and Aniston.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Murder Mystery 2” (2023). I must admit I never saw the original “Murder Mystery” from 2019: it requires a certain amount of willpower from…
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (15): Cookie-cutter Guy Ritchie Action flick.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre” (2023). Guy Ritchie. Jason Statham. You KNOW what you are going to get with “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre”!…
“Flickering Dreams” RIDICULOUSLY early Oscar Predictions!
In Episode 9 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by Scott Forbes of the Forbes Film and TV Review and Andy Godfrey of Konnect Radio and Sorted magazine. In this special…
The Pope’s Exorcist (15): Crowe has a lot of fun in this horror caper.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Pope’s Exorcist” (2023). You have to hand it to Russell Crowe. He still carries a formidable screen presence. After his (very impressive I…
God’s Creatures (15): Of Fish and Scales (falling from eyes!)
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…
Air (15): Will this be Best Film at the Oscars in 2024?
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Air” (2023). In writing my review for “Everything Everywhere All At Once” last May, I famously said that I was going to put an…
A Good Person (15): In search of a ‘Amor Fati’.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “A Good Person” (2023). In having a rant about the general quality of Sky Original films re. “Marlowe“, I said “8 times out of…
Episode 8 of “Flickering Dreams” podcast is now live!
In Episode 8 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by Scott Forbes of the Forbes Film and TV Review and Andy Godfrey of Konnect Radio and Sorted magazine. In this episode:…
John Wick: Chapter 4 (15): As a virgin John Wick watcher, are they all this repetitive and soulless?
A One Mann’s Movies review of “John Wick: Chapter 4” (2023). There are some movie franchises that, for whatever reason, I’ve never ever dipped my toe into. “Police Academy”? Nope,…