Light Blue Touchpaper & Stand Well Back: Gunpowder at the Movies.
A One Mann’s Movies special. On Bonfire Night, a fun look at the use of gunpowder at the movies on film. With a surprising gunpowder plot fact!
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Angel Has Fallen (15): Lumbering in every sense of the word.
#onemannsmovies review of “Angel Has Fallen” (2019). A series that rather ran out of steam after the first movie. By #3 it’s dire. 2/5.
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (PG): A fantasy that’s glossy and beautiful to look at.
Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: PG; US: PG. Before the heavyweight juggernaut of “Mary Poppins Returns” arrives at Christmas, here’s another Disney live action feature to get everyone in the festive spirit. The Plot. It’s Victorian London and Young Clara (Mackenzie Foy) lives with her father (Matthew Macfadyen), her older sister Louise (Ellie Bamber) … Read more
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: London Has Fallen (2016)
We’re barely into March, and already I think we’ve found Donald Trump’s favourite film of the year. In “London Has Fallen” the British Prime Minister has died suddenly and world leaders are converging on St Paul’s Cathedral in London for the state funeral. A quiet, solemn and dignified affair. At least, that’s until international arms … Read more
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Lucy (2014)
Luc Besson has always tended towards strikingly different movies – “Leon the Professional” and “The Fifth Element” being cases in point… strange blue alien woman doing soprano opera anyone? “Lucy”, both written and directed by Besson, is probably a ‘Marmite’ (love it or hate it) sort of film, as whilst it delivers a solid sci-fi … Read more