Deep Cover (3.5*): Orlando Bloom – Comedian? Who’d Have Thought It!
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Deep Cover”. An enjoyable London-set comedy thriller with Orlando Bloom a revelation. 3.5/5.
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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
Argylle (12): Who Is The Real Agent Argylle?
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Argylle” (2024). Matthew “Kingsmen” Vaughn’s movies have always been a riot of visual innovation and fun. But he has occasionally stepped over the line into plain bad taste (‘Vaginacam’ anyone from “Kingsman: The Golden Circle“?) Fortunately, here, he delivers all of the fun and none of the ‘ick’. … Read more
Jurassic World: Dominion (12A): Dinosnores.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Jurassic World: Dominion” (2022). Unlike a lot of people, I quite enjoyed “Jurassic Worlld: Fallen Kingdom“. Yes, it was contrived and lacked the high-octane thrills of the original JP movies. But at least it had a coherent story and J.A. Bayona used some neat visual devices to add some … Read more
Venom (15): A film that leaves you in two minds.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Venom” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: PG-13. After all the terrible reviews of this movie (“The Times” reviewer described it as “excreble” which is harsh indeed) I was steeling myself to reach for my 1* rating. I was happy to find that it wasn’t quite … Read more