Luther: Never Too Much (4*): Shining A Spotlight On An Icon of American Music History.
One Mann’s Movies FIlm Review of “Luther: Never Too Much”. A vibrant and joyous documentary about one of the greats of US music history. 4/5.
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Web-shooters at the ready: Revisiting the Spider-Man Movies
I first published this in May 2022. But all of the live-action Spider-Man films are being re-released over the next several weeks so this seems an opportune time to re-publish this post. I went to see Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” (2002) yesterday, and it is REALLY TERRIFIC to see this on a big-screen again with great … Read more
Strays (15): The teenage scatological humour gets tiresome.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Strays” (2023). I seldom find trailers for comedy films very funny. But the trailer for “Strays” did tickle my funny-bone. Unfortunately, that good-will, and a few good gags, was not enough to offset my issues with this one. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: Reggie (voiced by Will … Read more
Soul (PG): Pixar at its most cerebral.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Soul”: a Pixar classic, more for adults than children, covering life, death and “the great before”. A gorgeous effort: great to look and listen to, but which left me slightly unmoved. 4.5/5.
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Baby Driver (2017)
A summer film so cool that air-con is optional. Sorry for the lack of posts folks…. with a holiday in sunny Portugal, I’ve not been to the pics for weeks! There’s something inherently appealing about the concept of a getaway driver. A skillful ‘bad-boy’, but not normally bad enough to actually DO the nasty … Read more