Strays (15): The teenage scatological humour gets tiresome.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Strays” (2023). I seldom find trailers for comedy films very funny. But the trailer for “Strays” did tickle my funny-bone. Unfortunately, that good-will, and…
Equalizer 3 (15): Just looking for a quiet retirement by the sea.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Equalizer 3” (2023). Sometimes the quality of a movie is utterly dependant on the charisma of its star. “Equalizer 3” is one such movie…
Blue Beetle (12A): Superhero movies get the Latin American treatment.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Blue Beetle” (2023). In my BBC Radio Solent film review slot with Lucy Ambache I dismissed this with a “who needs another superhero movie”…
Apocalypse Clown (15): A good dousing in “laughter fluid”!
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Apocalypse Clown” (2023). My thanks to Vertigo Releasing for shipping a screener my way ahead of the release of “Apocalypse Clown” in UK and…
You Hurt My Feelings (15): When her “whole little narcissistic world” falls apart.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “You Hurt My Feelings” (2023). I’d heard mixed views on “this one”You Hurt My Feelings”, now streaming on Prime Video. But I was very…
Scrapper (12): Of childhood grief, bike theft and talking spiders.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Scrapper” (2023). Seen as a Cineworld ‘Secret Cinema’ event (where you don’t know what the film will be before it starts) “Scrapper” is the…
The Blackening (15): “Jumanji”-cum-“Scary Movie”-cum-“Bodies, Bodies, Bodies”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Blackening” (2023). I saw “The Blackening” at a Cineworld Unlimited preview. A comedy horror… yes, just like “Haunted Mansion”. But this time with…
Heart of Stone (12): Plain Girl turns out to have a certain set of skills.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Heart of Stone” (2023). Having helped Netflix deliver one of their massive movie hits with “Red Notice“, Gal Gadot returns with “Heart of Stone”:…
Gran Turismo (12A): Leveraging Brian Eno-Rage to beat the Grand Pricks.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Gran Turismo” (2023). “Grand Prix”; “Le Mans”; “Rush“; “Le Mans ’66” (aka “Ford v Ferrari”). There have been some cracking films based around the…
Haunted Mansion (12A): Stanfield is SUPERB. The film… not so much.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Haunted Mansion” (2023). You often get a feel for the target audience for a film from the adverts and trailers that get played before…