One Mann's Movies Film Review: David Brent: Life on the Road (2016)
A squirm-athon from beginning to end. “Life on the Road” is a mockumentary sequel to the classic British version of the TV comedy “The Office” (obviously later remade for the…
One Mann's Movies Review: Bad Moms (2016)
Penned by the writers of “The Hangover” (Jon Lucas and Scott Moore), this was a film I went into with really, really low expectations. But it was better than I…
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Nerve (2016)
With great internet power comes great irresponsibility. This is the premise behind “Nerve”, a film whose producers must have wet themselves with excitement that the Pokemon Go craze aligned so…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Star Trek Beyond (2016)
OK, so I’m a Star Trek fan being old enough to have watched the original series BEFORE it was in re-runs! But Star Trek Beyond just plain disappoints. It’s not…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Jason Bourne (2016)
Bourne Free. I’ll say straight up that I’m a big fan of Bourne. This is his 4th proper outing as our forgetful hero, if you ignore 2012’s “The Bourne Legacy”…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: The BFG (2016)
Spielberg in his lower quartile. As a big fan of Spielberg I was rather disappointed by “The BFG”. In the SFR (Spielberg Film Ranking) it is more at the “1941”…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Ghostbusters (2016)
(Apologies to readers of One Mann’s Movies for the extended absence: Mrs Movies insisted on dragging Dr Movies on holiday to a foreign location without cinemas. Sheeesh – imagine such…
One Mann’s Movies DVD Review: Triple 9 (2016)
The thin and crooked blue line. Triple 9, set in the gun-ridden streets of Atlanta, is surprisingly well executed and at times impressive to look at. But it does leave…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
A movie with limited magnetic attraction. On the day that Britain voted to leave the European Union it feels fairly appropriate to review a film with “Apocalypse” in the title.…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Money Monster (2016)
Clooney’s TV star is forced to take stock If you are patient enough to sit through end titles you might notice that the MPAA certificate number at the end of…