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: 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…
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Colossal (2017)
A Marvel-ous Indie Movie Well!! I’ve been really surprised (in a good way) by two films this year, and both have involved monsters (the first being “A Monster Calls” back…
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Miss Sloane (2017)
“I never know where the line is”. In a roller-coaster year for political intrigue on both sides of the Atlantic, and with all hell breaking loose again between Trump and…
One Mann's Movies Film Review – Alien: Covenant (2017).
Horrific Beasts and How to Avoid Them. I seem to be in a bit of a minority in quite liking Ridley Scott’s last Alien outing – 2012’s “Prometheus”: a heady,…
One Mann's Movies Film Review: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
The Arthurian legend: but with Cockneys. So, bit difficult to describe this one… so I asked my bloke Alfie from Londinium to explain what’s it all about… “‘Ere, OK bruv.…
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (2017)
Groot Expectations. James Gunn is back writing and directing the sequel to his surprise 2014 summer hit. And it might be a fresh mix tape slammed into the Walkman, but…
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Their Finest (2017).
Keep Calm and Carry on Writing. In a well-mined category, “Their Finest” is a World War 2 comedy/drama telling a tale I haven’t seen told before: the story behind the…
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Sleepless (2017)
A potentially good ‘B’ movie undone. Ecclesiastes 1:9 came up with the oft used quote that “there is nothing new under the sun”. “Sleepless” proves that in spades. Bent copper…
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Ghost in the Shell (2017)
A robot you could take home to meet mother. I was intrigued to watch the other day (purely for the interest in the technology employed of course!) a short Guardian…