A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ice Cream Man”. (2026, 2.5*, 18). Once in a while, I go to see a film that I genuinely have no idea what to rate it as. “Ice Cream Man”, the latest schlock-horror from Eli Roth, is one such film. On the one hand, it is truly terrible: terrible … Read more
World Movie News: The Last 24 Hours More on the British Production Slate; China’s Box Office Battle; Saudi Arabia’s Rise; Nollywood’s Next Hit & Sad News for Lucy Davis. Morning all — and while yesterday I was rattling on about chefs in warzones and Palme d’Ors, today’s crop of news takes us somewhere rather different: … Read more
World Movie News: The Last 24 Hours Spider-Man helps a soaring UK box office, China plates up a chef in a warzone, Scandi cinema celebrates success and Dhurandhar 2 rewrites record books in India. Right then — grab a cuppa, because there’s rather a lot to get through today, and I don’t just mean the … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The End of Oak Street”. (2026, 4*, 15). When J.J. Abrams gave us Super 8 back in 2011 the film was a homage to the Spielberg films of 30 years before. And with The End of Oak Street there is again a whole heap of Amblin nostalgia being mined: … Read more
World Movie News: The Last 24 Hours There’s a proper power shift happening at the Nigerian box office; China’s given us a fresh look at how Spider-Man and The Odyssey are getting on there; and the Jonas Brothers are back at Camp Rock. Here’s what happened in the world of movies during the last 24 … Read more