The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (15): Entertainment in the Arena; Boredom thereafter.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” (2023). I must admit that after seeing the original Hunger Games film in 2012, and some of the knock off follow-ons like “Divergent” and “The Maze Runner”, I rather lost interest in this genre and never got to watch any … Read more

Moonfall (12A): Hilarious popcorn lune-acy that eclipses other bad films.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Moonfall” (2022). There are some films that I have big issues in assigning a rating to… because they are so bad that they end up being good. “Into the Storm” was a memorably hoot-worthy example. Roland Emmerich’s “Moonfall” is undoubtedly another. I saw this as a #Cineworld Unlimited preview, … Read more

Ad Astra (12): Like father, like son?

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Ad Astra” with Brad Pitt. Impressive visuals, but rather disappointing as an overall package. 3/5.

One Mann's Movies: Manchester By The Sea (2017)

Wow!  I’d heard all about the Oscar hype surrounding this film but to be honest, while I thought I would be seeing a solid and well-made indie film, I went into it without great expectations of having an ‘enjoyable’ time: the trailer had “angst” written all over it. And – sure – it is emotional and harrowing … Read more