A One Mann’s Movies review of “Supergirl”. (2026, 3*, 12A). Supergirl has appeared in multiple different forms since Helen Slater first donned the cape in the disappointing Jeannot Szwarc 1984 film, singularly failing to repeat the success of the Christopher Reeve series. When Supergirl appeared, and in style, in the form of Sasha Calle in … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Blue Beetle” (2023). In my BBC Radio Solent film review slot with Lucy Ambache I dismissed this with a “who needs another superhero movie” comment. But at the start of this one, I was wondering if I’d need to eat my words. Because it did deliver something a bit … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” (2023). In 2019, “Shazam!” had its tongue firmly in its cheek, generally taking a snide-eye view of superhero capers. Now four years later, the sequel, “Shazam! Fury of the Gods”, with the same director and lead writers, finally appears. And it’s really more of … Read more
One Mann’s Movies review of Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: In Zack Snyder’s much-discussed director’s cut of “Justice League”, Superman (Henry Cavill) is dead (post the events of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice“) and a grieving Lois Lane (Amy Adams) can’t move on. Even Martha Kent (Diane … Read more
