Fly Me To The Moon (12): “Making History”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Fly Me To The Moon” (2024). Apollo was an astonishing program. Given the clunky technology of the day, I still find it utterly awe-inspiring…
MaXXXine (18): The trilogy ends in the sleazy end of Hollywood as a porn star shoots for the big time.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “MaXXXine” (2024). Ti West’s ends his horror trilogy with “MaXXXine” (he previously gave us “X” – which I have still to see – and…
The Conversation (15): Being Paranoid Doesn’t Mean They’re Not Out To Get You.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Conversation” (1984). Celebrating its 25th anniversary, and reissued in a restored cut in selected cinemas, is Francis Ford Coppola’s thriller from 1984, “The…
Kinds of Kindness (18): “You’ve Just Crossed Over Into… The Twilight Zone”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Kinds of Kindness” (2024). If director Yorgos Lanthimos might have been referred for a psyche ward after doctors viewed the manic energy of “Poor…
A Quiet Place: Day One (15): The Quest for Pizza.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “A Quiet Place: Day One” (2024). “A Quiet Place: Day 1” is the third in the “Quiet Place” series and the team seriously needed…
Something in the Water (15): Females In Peril on the Sea.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Something in the Water” (2024). There’s “Something in the Water”. No, it’s not the Liberal Democrat’s Election Manifesto, LOL, but a new shark-attack movie…
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (15): Sprawling Western Spectacle.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” (2024). There I was, just two weeks ago reviewing “The Dead Don’t Hurt“, and I was bemoaning…
The Beast (15): It’s Either Brilliant or Deranged and I Really Can’t Decide!
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Beast” (2024). Original title: La bête “The Beast” is a mixed French/English language film directed by Bertrand Bonello and starring Léa Seydoux (with…
The Bikeriders (15): A Luminous Comer completely passed me by!
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Bikeriders” (2023) (from the London Film Festival). As per the title, I saw “The Bikeriders” at the London Film Festival last October, but…
The Watched (15): A Very Creditable debut outing by Ishana Shyamalan… until the finale.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Watched” (2024). Alternative title in other geographies: The Watchers. “The Watched” (or “The Watchers”) is the debut feature of Ishana Shyamalan, daughter of…