Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (12): In Search of “Instant E-VO-LUTION”!
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (2024). I always thought it would be a good pub trivia question: name the films in the…
Evil Does Not Exist (12): Dead Slow Burn Before a WTF Finale.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Evil Does Not Exist” (2023). Original title: Aku wa sonzai shinai “Evil Does Not Exist” from Japanese director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi is very much an…
Damsel (12): All Sweetness and Light for 30 Minutes… Until Things Turn Grimm!!!
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Damsel” (2024). Whoever thought in the 60’s that reading kids some of the classic Grimm Fairy Tales before they went to bed was a…
Love Lies Bleeding (15): Rose Glass confidently smashes her ‘difficult second album’.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Love Lies Bleeding” (2024). Writer/director Rose Glass stunned everyone with her 2020 debut film “Saint Maud“. Despite being low-budget and set in Scarborough, it…
The Fall Guy (12): Popcorn Nonsense… That is Simply Brilliant Entertainment!
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Fall Guy” (2024). The casting dream of Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in a stunt-filled action/comedy based on the 80’s TV series “The…
Abigail (18): Well… “that was f*****g… WHOAH!”
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Abigail” (2024). Imagine it’s 1999 and you’ve just made a film called “The Sixth Sense”. You pass it across to the Spyglass Entertainment marketing…
The First Omen (15): The Prequel Nobody Asked For Is Little More Than So-So.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The First Omen” (2024). 1976’s “The Omen” is a horror classic, starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick and featuring a phenomenally scary soundtrack by…
Monkey Man (18): Dev Patel Knocks It Out Of The Park In Directorial Debut.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Monkey Man” (2024). I was late to the game in getting to watch this one, but was so glad I did. It’s a breathless…
Challengers (15): Sexy, Striking and Sizzling with Energy, On and Off Court.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Challengers” (2024). Is Zendaya the hottest female property in Hollywood at the moment? I think so. In “Challengers” she is portrayed as the “hottest…
That They May Face the Rising Sun (15): Bucolic charm and a whole lot of Blarney.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “That They May Face the Rising Sun” (2023). (from the London Film Festival). This is the second of two London Film Festival films I…