Movie News From Around the World ¦ 29th August 2026.

World Movie News: The Last 24 Hours Gal Gadot walks the red carpet for The Runner, China’s opera and screen world mourns Li Weikang and a belated but deserved tribute to Venezuelan actress Andreina Yépez. Morning all — after yesterday’s stacked release day, today’s a quieter news day. Here’s what happened in the world of … Read more

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. One Mann’s Movies Rating: Plot Summary: Rachel Stone (Gal Gadot) is a tech … 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