The Gray Man (15): “Just Another Thursday”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Gray Man” (2022). I mean, obviously “The Gray Man” should be “The Grey Man”. I despair that we will ever teach our American brethren to spell right! Now showing on Netflix, the company managed to throw $200 million at producing this. And (a bit like the equally glossy … Read more

Three Thousand Years of Longing (15): Another Djinn with a crick in the neck.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Three Thousand Years of Longing” (2022). It’s been 7 years since George Miller released the excellent “Mad Max: Fury Road“, but he’s sneaked “Three Thousand Years of Longing” out before his upcoming revisits to the “Mad Max” world. I was really looking forward to this curiosity – an adult … Read more

Remembering “Lost” 18 Years after it first aired.

“Lost” first aired in September 2018, and became a firm favourite through its tortuous (and sometimes very frustrating) six series. It’s the series that put J.J. Abrams on the mainstream stage. In rememberance of a great series, I’ve put a slideshow video together featuring my son George Mann played a medley (arranged expertly by Chris … Read more

Hatching (15): A Finnish horror where ET meets the Brothers Grimm.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Hatching” (2022). (Original title “Pahanhautoja”) This was the latest in Cineworld’s “Secret Screening” where the audience don’t know what the film will be before it runs. What would it be? “See How They Run”? “Don’t Worry Darling”? When the audience found out it was the subtitled Finnish horror film … Read more

Beast (15): If I said I thought it was any good, I’d be Lion.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Beast” (2022). Idris Elba really doesn’t have much luck with me with his feature films. I think he’s a wonderful actor… but some of his movie vehicles really stink. And “Beast” (not to be confused with the 2017 Jessie Buckley / Johnny Flynn offering) is another one. Bob the … Read more