Lover, Stalker, Killer (15): Mansplaining to the Death.

Close up of potential suspect Cari Farver

A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Lover, Stalker, Killer” (2024). “Lover, Stalker, Killer”, new on Netflix, is a documentary about a bizarre stalker-incident that happened in Ohio about 10 years ago. The story is great. The documentary… not so much. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: Dave Kroupa is an everyman car mechanic … Read more

Tár (15): A Maestro conducting herself poorly.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Tár” (2023). With Cate Blanchett having already won the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards for Best Actress, there’s no doubt that her performance in Tár is odds-on favourite to pick up both the BAFTA and the Oscar. But Todd Field’s movie goes well beyond just this one performance, … Read more

Poltergeist (15): The evils of television.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Poltergeist” (1982). Just to make me feel really, REALLY old again, “Poltergeist” has been re-released to cinemas, for a limited run, on its 40th anniversary. (Basil Fawlty: “That was your life, Mate! Oh, that was quick. Do I get another? Sorry, Mate. That’s your lot.“) I was expecting to … Read more

Boldy Going Back to the Trekverse: The Star Trek Movies Revisited

So, lockdown viewing has led me to boldly return to the Star Trek movies to re-evaluate and rank them all. Set phasars to stun! Just to nail my Trek credentials to the mast. I was a child of the 60’s, so the original series was formative in my love of science fiction. The starship/planet effects … Read more

One Mann's Movies Concert Review: Michael Giacchino at 50 (2017).

In rather a departure from my normal posts, here’s a review of the epic concert held at the Royal Albert Hall in London last night (20th October 2017) to celebrate the 50th birthday of film, TV and videogame composer Michael Giacchino.  With the deaths in recent years of Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner (the latter … Read more