Anaconda (3*): An Action/Comedy That Actually Made Me LOL.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Anaconda” (2025, 3*, 12A). Stories involving man tackling a giant snake have been covered in film and TV many times, from 1954’s “Anaconda” to Johnny Weissmuller wrestling various reptiles as Tarzan (such as in 1958’s “Tarzan’s Fight for Life”). But in modern times, the titular snake has most famously … Read more

Fast X (12): Absurd Action Sparked by Dante’s Pique.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Fast X” (2023). I’ve not been a long-term fan of the Fast and the Furious series, and still haven’t watched the majority of them. But, by now, regular readers will know that I tend to take a dim view of movies that stretch the bounds of credibility beyond breaking … Read more

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (12): You’ll believe you can cry over a CGI Raccoon.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (2023). After the recent duds of “Thor: Love and Thunder” and “Ant Man: Quantumania“, Marvel need a stabilising hit for the summer season. Fortunately, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” seems to meet that brief, being a loud, brash, funny crowd-pleaser of a … Read more

Assassin Club (15): Like something in the film, a bit of a damp squib.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Assassin Club” (2023). We seem to have a slew of films about global assassination groups this month. From “John Wick Chapter 4” through “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre” to now “Assassin Club”. While this tries to go for the glossy trappings of those first two films, this one looks … Read more

The Suicide Squad (15): A surfeit of Gunn-violence.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Suicide Squad” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: What a difference a “The” makes! The original “Suicide Squad” from 2016 was a botched and lacklustre affair, getting just 2.5 stars from me. James Gunn’s semi-reboot is hyper-violent, overlong, totally ludicrous but a whole bunch of fun. One of … Read more