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 movies that you missed at the cinema. “Firestarter” was one, though to be honest, I didn’t miss much. For this is a rather poor effort … Read more
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 anniversary. (Basil Fawlty: “That was your life, Mate! Oh, that was quick. Do I get another? Sorry, Mate. That’s your lot.“) I was expecting to … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Banshees of Inisherin” (2022). Do you have some embarrassing gaps in your film watching history? Movies that you really think you should have watched but never got around to? One of those on my personal list is “In Bruges” (2008) – the directorial feature debut of director Martin … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Halloween Ends” (2022). I really enjoyed “Halloween” from 2018. I actually gave it a (rather generous) 4 stars! But due to Covid I missed “Halloween Kills” from 2021, so don’t know if the quality fell off a cliff at that point. But what I can give my opinion on … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Sound of 007” (2022). “The Sound of 007”, available on Amazon Prime Video, is a documentary exploring the musical history of Bond, James Bond. It has some glorious nuggets and (even to this Bond officianado) had a few snippets of information I hadn’t heard before. But, sadly, it … Read more