Savage House ¦ Film Review (4*): A Tragi-Comic Farce Uplifted By Grant And Foy.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Savage House”. (2026, 4*, 15). From the trailer this rather looked like a cross between “The Favourite“, the first “Downton Abbey” movie (with the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire visiting rather than the king) and perhaps most of all the bawdiness and irreverence of the wonderful Russian-set TV series … Read more

The Conjuring: Last Rites (2*): Throwing Everything But the Kitchen Sink at the Screen.**

** Actually, no, the kitchen sink is included as well. A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Conjuring: Last Rites” (2025, 2*, 15). The problem of having a great summer of horror – with “Bring Her Back“, “Weapons” and “Together” – is that it brings ‘traditional’ horror films like “The Conjuring: Last Rites” into horribly … Read more

The Wonder (15): All Manna of foolishness and intrigue.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Wonder” (2022). “The Wonder” is another Netflix production that got a lot of critical acclaim but which barely graced the big screen for more than a week before disappearing onto the streaming service. But I finally managed to catch up with it, and what a treat it is … Read more