Polite Society (12): Stunt Wreck – The Wrath of Khan.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Polite Society” (2023). One of the interesting movie trends of 2023 has been the release of ‘crossover’ films that try to appeal to generic…
The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan (15): Of diamond McGuffins and dodgy dealing in 1627.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan” (2023). “The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan” is the first of a two part film, actually filmed back-to-back, that is a retelling…
Missing (15): “OK, Screen time is over young lady”.
I’m republishing this post today, since I first saw “Missing” waaaaay back at the start of February as a very early #cineworldunlimited preview. It is out in UK cinemas today,…
The Night of the 12th (15): “Good vs evil with a wonky printer”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Night of the 12th” (2023). Original title: La nuit du 12 “The Night of the 12th”, a French language police drama, is a…
Renfield (15): Ready to get your teeth into a gory horror/comedy?
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Renfield” (2023). I love Nicholas Hoult. From “Mad Max: Fury Road” through “The Favourite” and TVs tonally-similar “The Great” to his terrific turn in…
Assassin Club (15): Like something in the film, a bit of a damp squib.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Assassin Club” (2023). We seem to have a slew of films about global assassination groups this month. From “John Wick Chapter 4” through “Operation…
On a Wing and a Prayer (PG): “This is bad. This is really really bad”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “On a Wing and a Prayer” (2023). Available on Amazon Prime as an “Amazon Original” is “On a Wing and a Prayer”. It looks…
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (PG): “I LOVED IT!” – the Grandkids have spoken.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (2023). Seldom has the divide between critical appraisal and box office success seemed so wide. Some sample reviews of…
Cairo Conspiracy (12): Riddle-me-this… which movie can traumatise two fully-grown women?
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Cairo Conspiracy” (2023). Alternative Title: Walad min al-Janna (“Born From Heaven”) “Cairo Conspiracy” seems to have financial contributions from just about every national film…
Murder Mystery 2 (12): Glass Onion-lite with Sandler and Aniston.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Murder Mystery 2” (2023). I must admit I never saw the original “Murder Mystery” from 2019: it requires a certain amount of willpower from…