Ballerina (2.5*): To Me It’s Just A Soulless Video Game Shoot-em-up.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Ballerina”. John Wick spin-off shoot-em-up that left me cold. 2.5/5.
Ana de Armas
Blonde (18): Just don’t watch it with any sharp objects within reach.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Blonde” (2022). “Blonde” is a fictionalised-biopic of Norma-Jean Baker, aka Marilyn Monroe. And, at nearly 3 hours long, it’s thankfully on Netflix so I was able to watch it as two 90-minute chunks. Because, honestly, it’s a long and depressing slog of a movie. Bob the Movie Man Rating(s): … Read more
The Gray Man (15): “Just Another Thursday”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Gray Man” (2022). I mean, obviously “The Gray Man” should be “The Grey Man”. I despair that we will ever teach our American brethren to spell right! Now showing on Netflix, the company managed to throw $200 million at producing this. And (a bit like the equally glossy … Read more
Deep Water (15): Can Ana de Armas drive a man to murderous distraction?
(Well, actually that seems perfectly plausible!) A One Mann’s Movies review of “Deep Water” (2022). “Deep Water”, based on a Patricia Highsmith novel, is currently on Netflix and seems to be trying to replicate the success of “Gone Girl“. Unfortunately, it fails to get near it. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: ‘Retired’ and … Read more
October Movie Roundup: No Time to Sit At Home.
They used to say about the early cars of Henry Ford that “you can have any colour you like, as long as it’s black”. As a cinephile, this phrase comes to mind as I scan the listings for my local cinemas for October movies: “You can have any film you like, as long as it’s … Read more