Wish (U): The Latest Disney Animation Finally Charms After a Lacklustre Start.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Wish” (2023). “Wish” is Disney’s 62nd animated feature film. It’s released as Disney turns 100 years old – Walt and Roy Disney founded Disney Brothers Studio on October 16, 1923. So, with such a legacy of great films behind it, you would think this would be developed as a fitting tribute. … Read more

The Little Mermaid (PG): An emotional return to a Disney classic: Done. Just. Right.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Little Mermaid” (2023). My disdain for the Mouse company in repeatedly raping and pillaging their animated classics to produce often tawdry live-action remakes is well known. (I described “The Lion King” as “gorgeously pointless”). And the gestation of this one has not been without controversy with the casting … Read more

One Mann's Movies Film Review: Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Tail as old as Kline. With the Disney marketing machine in full swing, its hard to separate the hype from the movie reality in this latest live-action remake of one of their classic animated features from 1991. If you are lucky enough to have children you will know that each child tends to have “their” Disney feature: … Read more