The Wonder (15): All Manna of foolishness and intrigue.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Wonder” (2022). “The Wonder” is another Netflix production that got a lot of critical acclaim but which barely graced the big screen for more than a week before disappearing onto the streaming service. But I finally managed to catch up with it, and what a treat it is … Read more

GdT’s Pinnochio (PG): Stunning animation but annoying songs.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinnochio” (2022). There have been not one, not two, but THREE versions of the classic tale “Pinnochio” released in the last three years with (just to add extra confusion) two in 2022. I have not mustered the courage yet to watch the Disney live-action version starring … Read more

A Man Called Otto (15): A Man at the ‘End of the Line’?

A One Mann’s Movies review of “A Man Called Otto” (2023). Aside from the excellent Traveling Wilbury’s track “The End of the Line”, the trailer for “A Man Called Otto” really didn’t appear that much to me. The humour seemed quite childish when played out of context. And as it was based on a well-loved … Read more

Corsage (15): Forty Years Old and the Sky is Darkening.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Corsage” (2022). The history of central Europe in the 19th century is utterly tortuous and I’ve never got to grips with it. In “Corsage” we get pitched into a fictionalised account of a year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, wife of Emporor Franz Josef 1 and … Read more

Empire of Light (15): A drama from the cinema days of AA, X and XXX.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Empire of Light” (2023). My first film of 2023, and it’s a corker from Sam Mendes – – “Empire of Light”. The movie gets its UK release on January 9th, but I saw this as a #cineworldunlimited preview screening. Bob the Movie Man Rating(s): Plot Summary: It’s 1980. Hilary … Read more