The Phoenician Scheme (4*): At Last… A Wes Anderson That Delivers Style AND Substance.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Phoenician Scheme”. Wes Anderson delivers artfully clever entertainment. 4/5.
Bill Murray
The Friend (3*): Of Grieving Dogs and Lost Souls.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Friend”. Canine-based drama about grief in dogs and humans. 3/5.
Emilia PĂ©rez (15): No 1 in Oscar Noms, A Bizarrely Entertaining Mexican Musical Cartel Thriller!
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Emilia PĂ©rez”. A fascinating mash-up of different movie genres that mostly works well. Very interesting and unusual. 3.5/5.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (12A): A timeless classic… much imitated but never bettered.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981). I first went to see “Raiders of the Lost Ark” with my then fiancĂ©e Sue, now the Illustrious Mrs Movie Man, when we took an afternoon off our torrid job in a Highlands hotel in the summer of 1981. It was in a … Read more
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (12): “Bustin’ makes you feel”…. meh.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” (2024). I went into “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” with low expectations and they were pretty universally met. It bends over backwards to tick the ‘Ghostbusters’ boxes. So much so that it sticks its head up its own spectral deformity. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: When … Read more