The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: Cage, Cage and Paddington 2.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” (2022). Sometimes, when I get a downer on the state of cinema, I think to myself “are there…
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (12A): Chillin’ (no Netflix).
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” (2022). It says something for the yawn-worthiness, for me, of the Fantastic Beasts Potter prequels that this film…
The Northman (15): Þessi víking sagdialsr þat upp til eleven.
(Or “This Viking saga dials it up to eleven” in Old Norse). A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Northman” (2022). Robert Eggers takes a Viking saga and cranks up…
Operation Mincemeat (12A): Wartime intrigue diluted by an unlikely love triangle.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Operation Mincemeat” (2022). I am partial to a good war film. And I thought “Operation Mincemeat” was good… but only in parts. Bob the…
Morbius (15): A new Marvel film that feels like a lot of old Marvel films.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Morbius” (2022). As has been noted before, I’m a bit of a weirdo in always looking at the MPAA certificate number at the end…
Ambulance (15): Utter ‘Bayhem’ on the streets of LA.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ambulance” (2022). Michael Bay is to calm and quiet movies as Will Smith is to polite Oscar debate. “Ambulance” is possibly the most Michael…
The Lost City (12A): Congenial Bullock and Tatum romance another stone.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Lost City” (2022). After the bruhaha of the Oscars, back to more middle-of-the-road fare with “The Lost City”: a new comedy/action caper starring…
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (12): Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (2021). The Oscars are nearly here! I missed this one at the cinema last year. But with impeccable timing,…
Turning Red (PG): “Some sides are… messy”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Turning Red” (2022). My local zoo is Marwell Zoo in Hampshire and my favourite animal in the whole zoo is the Red Panda. I…
Munich: The Edge of War (12A): Jeremy Irons delivers a pitch-perfect Chamberlain.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Munich: The Edge of War” (2022). “Munich: The Edge of War” is a fictionalised account of the run up to World War II, albeit…