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

Anyone But You (15): It’s Shakespeare, but not as you know it.

Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney wearing next to nothing on a cliff in the Blue Mountains.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Anyone But You” (2023). Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” has been filmed many times for TV and (most notably) for the cinema in Kenneth Branagh’s 1993 movie. It also got a more modern treatment in “Messina High” in 2015. Here in “Anyone But You” we go full Rom-Com for … Read more

tick, tick… BOOM! (12A): An engrossing musical biopic of Jonathan Larson.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “tick, tick… BOOM!” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: “Tick, tick, BOOM!” has been out of Netflix for weeks now, and I’ve kept thinking….. “nah”. But, boy oh boy, is this an excellent and engrossing movie. A dark horse for an Oscar best picture perhaps? Plot Summary: Telling the … Read more

Endless (12A): A Ghost “Ditto” – but without the star quality

“Endless” is a “Ghost” retread with a teen-love backstory. A good concept, but we are well into B-movie territory here. 2/5.

Dark Phoenix (12): X-Meh.

One Mann’s Movies review of the latest X-Men movie – Dark Phoenix.