A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” (2023). It says something about the current malaise of the Marvel films that, in prepping to go and see Quantumania, I really struggled to remember anything that happened in “Ant Man and the Wasp“. Even more telling was that when I considered watching it … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ant Man and the Wasp” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. So, for the first time we divided last night at the cinema. I went off to watch “Ant-Man and the Wasp” and my wife – not a Marvel fan – went to see “Mamma … Read more
You’ll never guess who dunnit… There’s a big problem with Kenneth Branagh’s 2017 filming of the Hercule Poirot-based murder mystery…. and that’s the 1974 Sidney Lumet classic featuring Albert Finney in the starring role. For that film was so memorable – at least, the “who” of the “whodunnit” (no spoilers here) was so memorable – … Read more
Welcome to the Crystal Maze. Darren Aronosfsky’s mother! is like no other film you’ll see this year: guaranteed. As a film lover, an Aronosfsky film is a bit like root canal at the dentist: you know you really need to go ahead and do it, but you know you’re not going to be very comfortable in … Read more