Web-shooters at the ready: Revisiting the Spider-Man Movies

I first published this in May 2022. But all of the live-action Spider-Man films are being re-released over the next several weeks so this seems an opportune time to re-publish this post. I went to see Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” (2002) yesterday, and it is REALLY TERRIFIC to see this on a big-screen again with great … Read more

Extraction 2 (15): It’s like the first one but even more Extractionny.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Extraction 2” (2023). I only just watched the first “Extraction” on Netflix, so watching “Extraction 2” has given me a chance to properly compare the two. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: After his near-death experience in Dhaka, Tyler Rake has a slow and painful path to recovery. … Read more

Extraction (15): An energetic workout for the camera-person!

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Extraction” (2020). Ahead of watching the sequel, “Extraction 2”, I watched the original Chris Hemsworth film on Netflix that I missed when it first came out. It seemed a tad of a spoiler that there is a sequel… with Chris Hemsworth… but, hey, perhaps it is a prequel huh? … 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

Avengers: Endgame (12): The final curtain.

One Mann’s Movies review of Avengers: Endgame.