Hokum (4*): This Clever Murder/Mystery Meets Witchy-Horror Drives To A Terrific Finale.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Hokum”. (2026, 4*, 15). I see lots and lots of cookie-cutter haunted-house horror films, but not one has yet has started with a 16th-Century conquistador on a search for treasure in the desert of Abu Dhabi! Like, “WTF”!? But this is just the first hint of what’s to come … Read more

Hamnet (5*): All Of The Oscars; None Of The Placentae.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Hamnet” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 5*, 12A). “Hamnet” is out tomorrow and in my books this is a “must see”. But make sure you take lots of tissues with you: it’s an emotional ride. Jessie Buckley has already just won the Best Actress award at the … Read more

The Wonder (15): All Manna of foolishness and intrigue.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Wonder” (2022). “The Wonder” is another Netflix production that got a lot of critical acclaim but which barely graced the big screen for more than a week before disappearing onto the streaming service. But I finally managed to catch up with it, and what a treat it is … Read more