Went Up The Hill (3.5*): A Disturbing Take On The Body-Possession Genre.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Went Up The Hill” (2025, 3.5*, ’15’). The thing I like LEAST about “Went Up The Hill” is the title, which is simply a clumsy play on the fact that the two main characters are called Jack and Jill. There isn’t even a hill! But other than that, this … Read more

Snow White (2.5*): Ho Hum… It’s A Film With ‘Small’ Issues, But Not As Horrific As I Feared.

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Disney’s Snow White”. It’s not good… but it’s not terrible, with moments of charm. 2.5/5.

Heart of Stone (12): Plain Girl turns out to have a certain set of skills.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Heart of Stone” (2023). Having helped Netflix deliver one of their massive movie hits with “Red Notice“, Gal Gadot returns with “Heart of Stone”: a similarly glossy spy-type thriller. We are definitely in ‘park-your-brain-at-the-door’ territory here. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: Rachel Stone (Gal Gadot) is a … Read more

Shazam! Fury of the Gods (12): Ambrosia? More like Am Dozier.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” (2023). In 2019, “Shazam!” had its tongue firmly in its cheek, generally taking a snide-eye view of superhero capers. Now four years later, the sequel, “Shazam! Fury of the Gods”, with the same director and lead writers, finally appears. And it’s really more of … Read more

Death on the Nile (12A): You’ll only need a AAA battery to charge the little grey cells.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Death on the Nile” (2022). Kenneth Branagh might not have done his Best Director odds for “Belfast” much good by (finally) releasing “Death on the Nile” during the Oscar season. Because, while exotic and escapist, it’s also a bit of a clunky old potboiler. This review will be spoiler-free. … Read more