The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (12): A sparky first half but then rather a downer.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” (2022). Released in the UK on January 1st of this year, “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” was…
Val (12): A fascinating video diary like no other.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Val” (2021). Another of my Australia-flight films, “Val” is not the sticky-back-plastic biopic of Valerie Singleton all Brits have longed for, but an intimate…
The Outfit (15): Rylance excels as a quiet ‘cutter’ with a past.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Outfit” (2022). Another of my Australia-flight films, “The Outfit” is a gangland drama/thriller that completely passed me by when it came out in…
Firestarter (15): A damp squib that never ignites.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Firestarter” (2022). One of the advantages of a holiday flight to Australia is that you can get to catch up on a selection of…
Poltergeist (15): The evils of television.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Poltergeist” (1982). Just to make me feel really, REALLY old again, “Poltergeist” has been re-released to cinemas, for a limited run, on its 40th…
Don’t Worry Darling (15): Basically a remake of XXXXXX… but that would be a spoiler.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Don’t Worry Darling” (2022). Like three of the last four movies I’ve reviewed, there’s a lot of furore about “Don’t Worry Darling”: Shia LaBeouf…
Ticket to Paradise (12): Without the Clooney and Roberts star power it would be dreadful.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ticket to Paradise” (2022). “Ticket to Paradise” was a trailer where The Illustrious Mrs Movie Man (TIMMM) immediately said “I’m in“. A new rom-com,…
Bodies Bodies Bodies (15): Gen-Z’s try to cancel each other.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Bodies Bodies Bodies” (2022). “Bodies Bodies Bodies” was a teen-slasher flick that I’d seen little positive written about. So I went in with particularly…
I Came By (15): A clever British thriller with some dark twists .
A One Mann’s Movies review of “I Came By” (2022). “I Came By”, currently showing on Netflix, is a pretty enjoyable dark thriller and well worth a watch. Bob the…
The Forgiven (18): Trilobite by Jury.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Forgiven” (2022). Given the run of generally dodgy films that have been coming out recently in this arse-end of the summer season, “The…