Smile (18): The horror of destroying some simply smashing wine tumblers.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Smile” (2022). I remember that one of the early horror films I saw with an “18” certificate (or actually “X” certificate in those days,…
The Woman King (15): “We Are Dahomey”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Woman King” (2022). “The Woman King” seems to be getting a whole lot of flack on IMDB for sanitising the history of slavery,…
Ticket to Paradise (12): Without the Clooney and Roberts star power it would be dreadful.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ticket to Paradise” (2022). “Ticket to Paradise” was a trailer where The Illustrious Mrs Movie Man (TIMMM) immediately said “I’m in“. A new rom-com,…
Bodies Bodies Bodies (15): Gen-Z’s try to cancel each other.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Bodies Bodies Bodies” (2022). “Bodies Bodies Bodies” was a teen-slasher flick that I’d seen little positive written about. So I went in with particularly…
I Came By (15): A clever British thriller with some dark twists .
A One Mann’s Movies review of “I Came By” (2022). “I Came By”, currently showing on Netflix, is a pretty enjoyable dark thriller and well worth a watch. Bob the…
The Forgiven (18): Trilobite by Jury.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Forgiven” (2022). Given the run of generally dodgy films that have been coming out recently in this arse-end of the summer season, “The…
See How They Run (12): Like Leo Kopernick, it’s frustratingly lifeless.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “See How They Run” (2022). Being a big fan of “Knives Out“, I was looking forward to “See How They Run” as a comedy…
The Gray Man (15): “Just Another Thursday”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Gray Man” (2022). I mean, obviously “The Gray Man” should be “The Grey Man”. I despair that we will ever teach our American…
Three Thousand Years of Longing (15): Another Djinn with a crick in the neck.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Three Thousand Years of Longing” (2022). It’s been 7 years since George Miller released the excellent “Mad Max: Fury Road“, but he’s sneaked “Three…
Remembering “Lost” 18 Years after it first aired.
“Lost” first aired in September 2018, and became a firm favourite through its tortuous (and sometimes very frustrating) six series. It’s the series that put J.J. Abrams on the mainstream…