Superman (3.5*): It’s 100% Bonkers, But I Left With a Grin On My Face.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Superman”. James Gunn’s gutsy reboot is all over the f-ing place… but still good fun. 3.5/5.
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Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (12): Even A Soggy Jabba Can’t Energize This Lazy and Dull Sequel.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom” (2023). I have to admit that I was not a fan of the original “Aquaman” in 2018. I didn’t see it on the big screen and after I saw it on streaming I note that I was so unimpressed that I couldn’t even be … Read more
Blue Beetle (12A): Superhero movies get the Latin American treatment.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Blue Beetle” (2023). In my BBC Radio Solent film review slot with Lucy Ambache I dismissed this with a “who needs another superhero movie” comment. But at the start of this one, I was wondering if I’d need to eat my words. Because it did deliver something a bit … Read more
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (12): You’ll believe you can cry over a CGI Raccoon.
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
The Suicide Squad (15): A surfeit of Gunn-violence.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Suicide Squad” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: What a difference a “The” makes! The original “Suicide Squad” from 2016 was a botched and lacklustre affair, getting just 2.5 stars from me. James Gunn’s semi-reboot is hyper-violent, overlong, totally ludicrous but a whole bunch of fun. One of … Read more