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

Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (12): King Phoenix Buchanan!

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves” (2023). I saw this well ahead of its 31st March release date thanks to an unexpected Cineworld Secret Screening event: one where you don’t know what the preview film is going to be before it starts. I did have a backup booking for … Read more

Game Night (15): Miss Scarlett at the Airport with the Jet Engine.

  A One Mann’s Movies review of “Game Night” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. “Game Night” Review: “Game Night” is an American comedy film starring Jason Bateman (“Horrible Bosses”, “Central Intelligence“) as Max and Rachel McAdams (“Spotlight“, “Doctor Strange“) as Annie: two hyper-competitive professionals who invite other couples around … Read more

One Mann's Movies Film Review: Spider-Man – Homecoming (2017)

When I heard the news last year that Spider-Man was going to be rebooted yet again, I was like “are you freaking serious”?  After the successful Toby Maguire trilogy (though the less said about “Spider-Man 3” the better) and the mildly successful “Amazing Spider-Man” duo with Andrew Garfield only finishing in 2014, did we REALLY … Read more