F1® (3.5*): Glory be! An Energetic Summer Popcorn Movie that’s Not a Franchise!
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “F1”. High octane popcorn movie with Brad Pitt well and truly the star. 3.5/5.
Javier Bardem
Dune: Part 2 (12): “He’s Not a Very Naughty Boy. He IS the Messiah!”
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dune: Part 2” (2024). It’s early in the year to be this bold, but I’d say the 2025 Oscars for Sound, Visual Effects and Score all but wrapped up. And I wouldn’t bet against Denis Villeneuve getting Best Director and “Dune: Part 2” winning Best Picture. Because this is … Read more
The Little Mermaid (PG): An emotional return to a Disney classic: Done. Just. Right.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Little Mermaid” (2023). My disdain for the Mouse company in repeatedly raping and pillaging their animated classics to produce often tawdry live-action remakes is well known. (I described “The Lion King” as “gorgeously pointless”). And the gestation of this one has not been without controversy with the casting … Read more
Being the Ricardos (15): “Don’t F*** with the Cuban”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Being the Ricardos” (2021). So, as we drive relentlessly towards the Oscars on March 27th, I’m trying to fill in my gaps in the nominations lists. And “Being the Ricardos” is up for three of the acting awards: Best Actor (Javier Bardem); Best Actress (Nicole Kidman) and Best Supporting … Read more
Dune (12A): “He’s Not The Messiah – He’s a Very Naughty Boy!”
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dune” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Certain works of fiction have been labelled with the tag of “unfilmable”, and Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel “Dune” is one of those. It’s full of exposition done as internal monologues – which screams “movie voiceover”. And regular readers will know my hatred … Read more