Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2.5*): Perhaps I’m Just Getting Too Old For This Shit?

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu”. (2026, 2.5*, 12A). With “The Mandalorian and Grogu” we are back again far, far away in the “Star Wars” universe, longer, longer ago than Episodes 7, 8 and 9 but not as longer, longer ago than Episode 6, “The Return of the Jedi”. … Read more

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

The Fabelmans (12): Good prospects on the horizon for this picture-maker.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Fabelmans” (2023). Of all the films of this awards season, “The Fabelmans” is the one I was most looking forward to. And although I have one or two minor quibbles, it really is a magical piece of Spielberg. Note: there is a lovely prologue to the film, featuring … Read more

The Lion King (PG): Gorgeously pointless.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Lion King” (2019). So, I seem to have had a run on catching up with my live action Disney films of late (I also saw “Dumbo” but have had no time yet to write my review). Here now is the live-action version of the prize coronation mug sitting … Read more

Spider-Man – Far From Home (12): Where Marvel goes after the Game Ends.

One Mann’s Movies review of “Spider-Man: Far From Home”. An entertaining summer popcorn muncher, FFFF.