A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ticket to Paradise” (2022). “Ticket to Paradise” was a trailer where The Illustrious Mrs Movie Man (TIMMM) immediately said “I’m in“. A new rom-com, and a George Clooney / Julia Roberts rom-com no less, set on a paradise island. Directed by Ol Parker of “Mamma Mia: Here We Go … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ocean’s 8” (2018). The female empowerment #SheToo implications of the title are clearly writ large for this movie! The answer of course…. is a major spoiler, so we won’t go there. Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock, “Gravity“), the previously unreferenced sister … Read more
The undiscovered country… which they shouldn’t have returned to. The movies have depicted the hereafter in varied ways over the years. From the bleached white warehouses of Powell and Pressburger’s “A Matter of Life and Death” in 1946 and Warren Beatty’s “Heaven Can Wait” in 1978 to – for me – the peak of the … Read more
With great internet power comes great irresponsibility. This is the premise behind “Nerve”, a film whose producers must have wet themselves with excitement that the Pokemon Go craze aligned so nicely with the release of their film. I was delighted that at last this summer there is a film with a modicum of originality I … Read more
Clooney’s TV star is forced to take stock If you are patient enough to sit through end titles you might notice that the MPAA certificate number at the end of films has now passed 50,000 (if you are curious, number 50,000 was actually a non-entity of a film called “Chloe and Theo”, with “Steve Jobs” … Read more