The Whisper Man ¦ Film Review (2*): A Rather Old-Fashioned But Heavy-Handed Crime Thriller.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Whisper Man”. (2026, 2*, 15). The Whisper Man of the title refers to a child-serial killer who whispers to children through their bedroom windows – yes, I agree, sounds like a recipe for immediate capture and jail in these days of cheap security cameras. But this new thriller … Read more

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.

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