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
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dune” (2021). One Mann’s Movies 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 of … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Bad Times at the El Royale” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. Imagine a ménage à trois of Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock and Quentin Tarantino at the Overlook Hotel with a banging 60’s soundtrack. Got that unpleasant vision in your mind? Good! You’re halfway there … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Deadpool 2” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. (From the BBFC website: strong bloody violence, sex references, very strong language.) It’s a pretty good bet that the cinema-going public will be pretty evenly divided between those that think films like “Deadpool“, “Kingsman: The Secret Service” … Read more
