Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (12A): Great fun, but a strong example of “More is Less”.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”. Has fun moments but overall is a bit of a narrative mess. 3/5.
Michael Keaton
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 Flash (12): A fun and engaging multiversal brain-scrambler.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Flash” (2023). Ezra Miller is a PR-agency’s idea of a waking nightmare…. just look at the section “Controversies and legal issues” in his wiki entry here – jeez! But that off-screen controversy aside, “The Flash” – the latest frenetic DC offering – has a lot to like about … Read more
A Good Person (15): In search of a ‘Amor Fati’.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “A Good Person” (2023). In having a rant about the general quality of Sky Original films re. “Marlowe“, I said “8 times out of 10, (they) deliver disappointments“. Well, with “A Good Person”, here’s an example that falls into that 20% of good ‘uns. Pin me to a wall … Read more
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (18): Expert Sackler-bashing.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” (2023). Nominated for the “Documentary” category for both the BAFTA and the Oscar, “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” focuses on Nan Goldin and is a highly professional documentary by Laura Poitras, who’s been making documentaries for over 20 years. I find it … Read more