The Sheep Detectives (4.5*): A Really Entertaining Family Film, (Almost) Baaaaa None.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Sheep Detectives”. (2026, 4.5*, PG). We are really being spoiled for great family films this year. Last month brought us the wonderful “The Magic Faraway Tree“. Now we have “The Sheep Detectives”, designed for slightly older children (see my parental guidance in the “Spoiler” section below the trailer), … Read more

Song Sung Blue (4*): An Old-Fashioned Romantic Melodrama With Real Heart.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Song Sung Blue” (2026, 4*, 15). My first film that actually got released in 2026 (so another “Happy New Year” to you dear reader), “Song Sung Blue” is NOT, as the first trailer might have made you believe, a biopic of Neil Diamond but something else entirely. But very … Read more

Deadpool & Wolverine (15): Over 2 hours of Chandler Bing in an elevator.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Deadpool & Wolverine” (2024). “Deadpool & Wolverine” (or effectively “Deadpool 3”) is the much-anticipated sequel that cinemas up and down the country are hoping is going to be “Marvel Jesus” and resurrect their flagging box office numbers. And I think it will do very good business since it is … Read more

The Son (15): “Love Is Not Enough”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Son” (2023). Florian Zeller had a big critical hit last year with “The Father”. Now here we have “The Son”. Expectations are high for next year’s “The Holy Ghost” (LOL). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: Peter (Hugh Jackman) is a successful corporate lawyer living with his … Read more

Army of Thieves (15): “Did He Just Say Gulp?”

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Army of Thieves” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: I have Covid-19, and am confined to quarters. So time to catch up on some streaming films. New on Netflix is “Army of Thieves”, a quirky prequel, of sorts, to Zac Snyder’s “Army of the Dead“. Plot Summary: Sebastian Schlencht-Wöhnert … Read more