With his eagerly anticipated “The Odyssey” opening in US and UK cinemas on Friday, Everyman Cinemas have been running a Christopher Nolan retrospective season as a part of their excellent “Throwback” series (in which you get a free glass of wine/beer and a popcorn thrown in!). The other week I saw the immaculate “Interstellar“. Last … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” (2022). It says something for the yawn-worthiness, for me, of the Fantastic Beasts Potter prequels that this film has been out over two weeks before I could be arsed to see it. Would “The Secrets of Dumbledore” rise above the very low-bar set … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Raya and the Last Dragon” (2021). So, in trying to cover the ground of the Oscar nominated animated films, I’ve caught up with “Raya and the Last Dragon” (almost a year late!). The bookies seem to suggest that this is a back-runner, but it’s still a worthy nominee in … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Jungle Cruise” (2021). One Mann’s Movies Rating: Dating from 1955, Jungle Cruise was one of the key attractions at Disneyland when it first opened. Full of corny spiel from the lovable boat captains, the experience is nicely evoked in the new Disney movie: a true summer blockbuster that delights. … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “News of the World” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot summary: Captain Kidd (Tom Hanks) is a war-damaged ex-confederate officer in post Civil War Texas. He makes money by travelling around towns reading out the news from state and national papers. This was pre-internet! On the way he … Read more