A Knight’s Tale (4.5*): 25 Years On, It’s A Really Entertaining And Rumbustious Tale!

A One Mann’s Movies review of “A Knight’s Tale”. (2001, 4.5*, 12A). Receiving a 25th Anniversary release in the UK, “A Knight’s Tale” was the latest “Throwback” screening at my local Everyman cinema. I took the illustrious Mrs Movie Man as well as grandkids Frankie and Eva (aged 10 and 9) and a great time … Read more

Superman (3.5*): It’s 100% Bonkers, But I Left With a Grin On My Face.

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Superman”. James Gunn’s gutsy reboot is all over the f-ing place… but still good fun. 3.5/5.

The Trouble With Jessica (15): More mentions of Clafouti than any movie in history!

The group of friends stand around the dinner table looking at the camera in Parkland Picture's "The Trouble with Jessica"

A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Trouble With Jessica” (2024). One of the movies on my recent Air Egypt flight was “The Trouble With Jessica”. The only problem was that Air Egypt muted any bad language and there is a lot of it in this farcical black comedy! It made for an unintentionally … Read more

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

One Mann's Movies Film Review: Rogue One (2016)

Putting the “Wars” back into “Star Wars”. Expectations have been sky-high for this first in the ‘add-in’ series of Star Wars films. But with director Gareth Edwards at the helm, whose past movie track-record includes just the low-budget “Monsters” and the less than memorable “Godzilla“, I was frankly concerned. But the English guy (with the … Read more