A One Mann’s Movies review of “Fast X” (2023). I’ve not been a long-term fan of the Fast and the Furious series, and still haven’t watched the majority of them. But, by now, regular readers will know that I tend to take a dim view of movies that stretch the bounds of credibility beyond breaking … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Sisu” (2023). “Sisu”, claims an opening title, is an untranslatable Finnish word meaning having “courage, resilience, determination and inner strength”. This article states that it comes from the Finnish word for guts, and there are plenty of those on display here. Since this is an extremely gory film that Quentin Tarantino’s … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Mother” (2023). “You don’t know how bad this gets” says “The Mother” (Jennifer Lopez) at one point near the start of this film. Well, frankly, I was bracing myself. But the fact of the matter is that this action flick never got really bad. It never got really … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Love Again” (2023). I’m late to the game on this rom-com, but I went in with the words of my “Flickering Dreams” podcast colleague Andy Godfrey ringing in my ears. He had declared it the “worst film of the year so far” and had an entertaining rant about it! … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Book Club: The Next Chapter” (2023). (As sponsored by the Italian Tourist Board and “those nice people” at Lufthansa!) It’s 5 years since the first “Book Club” film came out and one of the blessings, given the ages of the four stars – totalling 309 years!- is that they … Read more