“Flickering Dreams” Episode 10: with reviews of 10 new films
In Episode 10 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by Scott Forbes of the Forbes Film and TV Review. In this episode we review a whole load of films currently in…
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (PG): “I LOVED IT!” – the Grandkids have spoken.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (2023). Seldom has the divide between critical appraisal and box office success seemed so wide. Some sample reviews of…
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…