The Wrecking Crew (2.5*): Generic Action Film With Added Gore but Some Comic Lines.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Wrecking Crew”. (2026, 2.5*, ’15’). My Flickering Dreams colleague Emma Sewell (from Emma @ The Movies) absolutely loves this type of film…. and I always dread writing a review for a film like “The Wrecking Crew” since I know she will be “disappointed” with me! I put this … Read more

The Last Showgirl (4*): Struggles With Age and Obsession in Las Vegas.

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Last Showgirl”. Brilliant turns by Pamela Andreson and Jamie Lee Curtis in a thoughtful and impressive film. 4/5.

Dune: Part 2 (12): “He’s Not a Very Naughty Boy. He IS the Messiah!”

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dune: Part 2” (2024). It’s early in the year to be this bold, but I’d say the 2025 Oscars for Sound, Visual Effects and Score all but wrapped up. And I wouldn’t bet against Denis Villeneuve getting Best Director and “Dune: Part 2” winning Best Picture. Because this is … 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

Knock at the Cabin (15): Is this Mass delusion or the real End of Days?

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Knock at the Cabin” (2023). I well remember an argument at a works Christmas party many years ago. The (ludicrous) proposition was that if you could save everyone else in the world at the cost of sacrificing your child, would you do it? The two combatents on each side … Read more