Hokum (4*): This Clever Murder/Mystery Meets Witchy-Horror Drives To A Terrific Finale.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Hokum”. (2026, 4*, 15). I see lots and lots of cookie-cutter haunted-house horror films, but not one has yet has started with a 16th-Century conquistador on a search for treasure in the desert of Abu Dhabi! Like, “WTF”!? But this is just the first hint of what’s to come … Read more

The Devil Wears Prada 2 (3*): Glossy & Vacuous With An Absurd Plot, But Most Fans Will Love It.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Devil Wears Prada 2”. (2026, 3*, 12A). It’s been a full 20 years since the original (which I reviewed last week, getting CASTIGATED by my two daughters for only giving in 3.5 stars!). But now the same gang are back, in the unoriginally titled “The Devil Wears Prada … Read more

Glenrothan (3*): Cox Writes A Love Letter To Scotland.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Glenrothan”. (2026, 3*, 12A). I’m late in the game in seeing this directorial debut of Brian Cox – “Glenrothan” – since I suspect it will probably be leaving most UK cinemas this week. But I’m sure you’ll be able to catch it on streaming fairly shortly. This is a … Read more

The Devil Wears Prada (3.5*): Working For An Executive She-Devil.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Devil Wears Prada”. (2006, 3.5*, PG). If you hadn’t noticed (satire), this Friday sees the UK release of “The Devil Wears Prada 2” – a mere twenty years after the original. I’m not sure I’ve rewatched the original during that time and some of the things in the … Read more

Mother Mary (3.5*): A Fantasy Drama About Phantoms And Threads.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Mother Mary”. (2026, 3.5*, 15). Writer/director David Lowery is most famous for his surreal version of “The Green Knight” from 2021. So when you take that fact, and also that this is an A24 film, then you can assume – correctly – that the fantasy/drama “Mother Mary” is going … Read more