The Devil Wears Prada 2 (3*): Glossy & Vacuous With An Absurd Plot, But Most Fans Will Love It.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Devil Wears Prada 2”. (2026, 3*, 12A). It’s been a full 20 years since the original (which I reviewed last week, getting CASTIGATED by my two daughters for only giving in 3.5 stars!). But now the same gang are back, in the unoriginally titled “The Devil Wears Prada … Read more

The Devil Wears Prada (3.5*): Working For An Executive She-Devil.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Devil Wears Prada”. (2006, 3.5*, PG). If you hadn’t noticed (satire), this Friday sees the UK release of “The Devil Wears Prada 2” – a mere twenty years after the original. I’m not sure I’ve rewatched the original during that time and some of the things in the … Read more

The Smashing Machine (2*): And You Thought The Only Rock Actor Was In EEAAO*!!

*Everything, Everywhere, All At Once. A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Smashing Machine” (2025, 2*, 15). I’m still desperately trying to stay in touch, during the LFF, with at least the major new release each week. As such, I went to see Dwayne Johnson’s foray into ‘proper’ acting with “The Smashing Machine”: a film … Read more

A Quiet Place: Day One (15): The Quest for Pizza.

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “A Quiet Place: Day One”. A very different take on the genre, but one that worked for me. 4/5.

IF (U): Splashes of Spielbergian Magic But Trying Too Hard To Please All Audiences.

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “IF”. Sparks into life at times but not the 5* family smash I was expecting. 3.5/5.