A One Mann’s Movies review of “Lola” (2023). I had the pleasure of meeting the “Lola” director Andrew Legge at a “Mark Kermode in 3D” event at London’s South Bank where Dr Mark featured this film. I found him a curiously quiet and reserved individual, given the management responsibilities of handling a film crew. But … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Return to Seoul” (2023). Original title: Retour Ă SĂ©oul I often comment how subtitled films tend to send a large proportion of cinema-goers stampeding for the exit. “Return to Seoul” will likely send them over the edge, since it is a vibrant mix of subtitled French, subtitled Korean and … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry” (2023). Winner of the most spoilerific trailer of 2023 so far, “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry” appears to be a big hit with the ‘silver haired brigade’ at the cinema. In the most recent UK box office figures it came in a … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (2023). After the recent duds of “Thor: Love and Thunder” and “Ant Man: Quantumania“, Marvel need a stabilising hit for the summer season. Fortunately, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” seems to meet that brief, being a loud, brash, funny crowd-pleaser of a … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Big George Foreman” (2023). (The full title is “Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story Of The Once And Future Heavyweight Champion Of The World”, but who on earth can be bothered with that!) “Big George Foreman” is a biopic on the remarkable true story of the boxing champ George … Read more