Disclosure Day ¦ Film Review (4.5*): What the World Needs Now Is A Lot More Empathy… So True!

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Disclosure Day”. (2026, 4.5*, 12A). To say “highly anticipated” for Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day” would be an understatement. More so for me, since “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” is my favourite film of all time. So I was riding for a fall! Most of Spielberg’s recent directorial output … Read more

Michael (2*): “He’s Not The Messiah, He’s A Very Talented Boy”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Michael”. (2026, 2*, 12A). So, how to rate this ‘film’ about Michael Jackson’s rise to fame? I’d call it a biopic, but I really don’t think I can bring myself to. For this is such a sanitised and sickly-sweet parody of a music biopic that it would be a … Read more

Wicked For Good (3*): I Know A Lot Of People Love This, But It Failed To Float My Boat.

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

The Running Man (3*): Patchy Sci-Fi Remake Demonstrates Glen Powell’s Limitations.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Running Man” (2025, 3*, 12A). I’ve been a fan of Edgar Wright’s style of movie-making for a very long time: “Hot Fuzz” is one of my all-time-favourite comedies; and “Baby Driver” and “Last Night in Soho” both made my Top 10 Films of the Year lists (in 2017 … Read more

Sing Sing (5*): A Glorious Feel-Good Story of the Worst in Society Finding Salvation Through Arts.

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Sing Sing”. A brilliant, uplifting masterpiece of a film. Terrific stuff. 5/5.