Mean Girls (12A): Noisy Remake Strikes of Trying Too Hard to be Fetch.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Mean Girls” (2024). Mark Water’s “Mean Girls” is 20 years old and was a classic of its time. That starred Lindsay Lohan and…
Saving Private Ryan (15): 25 Years But Still as Visceral as Ever.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Saving Private Ryan” (1998). Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” was released in the UK on September 11th 1998. So, just to make me…
Society of the Snow (15): “This is a place where living is impossible”.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Society of the Snow” (2024). J.A. Bayona has delivered some cracking films over the years. 2012’s “The Impossible” was the definitive movie of…
The Beekeeper (15): Ludicrous Statham Action Flick… Which Actually Gave Me a Buzz.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Beekeeper” (2024). In terms of ‘leave your brain at the door’ cinema, “The Beekeeper” is high up there on the list. Sometimes…
Poor Things (18): Emma Stone Writes a Few Extra XXX Pages for the Karma Sutra.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Poor Things” (2024). When “Saltburn” came on streaming just in time for Christmas I thought “Eh up, this might be interesting”! Multi-generational families…
The Screen Actors (sic) Guild Awards 2024: Barbie and Oppenheimer Lead the Nominations.
The nominations for the Screen Actors Guild awards (the most grammar-vexing awards on the calendar!) were announced today, with strong showings again by both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”. These awards, scheduled…
The Boys in the Boat (12): The Guy in the White Jacket is FANTASTIC…. Because it’s ME!!
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Boys in the Boat” (2024). “The Boys in the Boat” is going to be a tricky one for me to objectively do a…
Predictions for (and Results from) the Golden Globes 2024
So in my summary of the Golden Globes 2024 nominations, I promised that I would share my predictions for where the awards will fall in tonight’s ceremony. So, here they are.…
Freelance (15): Bad Guys from the Stormtrooper School of Marksmanship.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Freelance” (2024). “Freelance”, currently streaming on Prime Video, sets an early bar for the most brainless bit of movie nonsense in 2024. I don’t…
Anyone But You (15): It’s Shakespeare, but not as you know it.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Anyone But You” (2023). Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” has been filmed many times for TV and (most notably) for the cinema in Kenneth…