A One Mann’s Movies review of “Wicked For Good” (2025, 3*, PG). Given my 4 week jaunt in New Zealand and my general antipathy for this franchise, I’m very late to the game with this one. But I did finally see it this week. And, I thought it was… fine. But nothing that will remotely … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Sentimental Value” (2025, 4*, 15). Original Title: Original title: Affeksjonsverdi. Joachim Trier gained a great deal of Oscar attention with his last film “The Worst Person in the World”, which I am ashamed to say I have still to watch! But here with “Sentimental Value” he seems destined to … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Avatar: Fire and Ash” (2025, 3.5*, 12A). My feelings for “Avatar: Fire and Ash” are exactly the same as for the previous film, “Avatar: The Way of Water“. I really didn’t want to like it and I had a feeling of resignation as I sank into my cinema seat … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Eternity” (2025, 4*, 15). Hollywood has had a few goes at depicting the “Undiscovered Country from which no traveller returns”. David Niven of course went there in the 1946 Michael Powell / Emeric Pressburger classic “A Matter of Life and Death”. And a personal favourite of mine was the … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dear Santa” (2024, 1*, 12). I am always trying to enlarge my repertoire of ‘good’ Christmas film and this was on my BA flight back from the Antipodes. Sadly, this Jack Black offering from last year – Dear Santa – passed me by. I really didn’t miss much. For … Read more