A One Mann’s Movies review of “Haunted Mansion” (2023). You often get a feel for the target audience for a film from the adverts and trailers that get played before it starts. Films aimed at kids are all toys and “Troll” previews. Teens is video games and “Hunger Games” trailers. Adults is electric cars and … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “28 Days Later” (2002). On our “Flickering Dreams” podcast we do a regular feature where myself and my fellow reviewers pick our favourite films from a particular director’s back catalogue (if you want to check out the past editions, eight so far, they are in a Youtube playlist here). … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Meg 2: The Trench” (2023). Don’t get me wrong, I really don’t mind a ‘park your brain at the door’ action thriller. (I really don’t.) Reading again my review of “The Meg” from 2018 (3*’s) I actually wrote the words “I quite enjoyed it”. Now Jason Statham is back … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Run Rabbit Run” (2023). Sarah Snook is a wonderful actress, and she seems to have burst out of the “Succession” gate running. This Australian film, “Run Rabbit Run”, is the second of my movie reviews in succession (no pun intended!) that has featured her. This time she’s in a … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Beanie Bubble” (2023). “The Beanie Bubble” on Apple+ is a very similar movie to the recent “Air“. It follows the fortunes of an American commercial success: the stuffed toy called the Beanie Baby. It’s a really fascinating story, but the structuring of the film makes for a frustrating … Read more