Babes (15): Or – Alternative Title – “Booksmart: 10 Years Later”.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Babes”. A Booksmart-lite that misses as often as it hits. 2.5/5.
Movie Review
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
Raiders of the Lost Ark (12A): A timeless classic… much imitated but never bettered.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981). I first went to see “Raiders of the Lost Ark” with my then fiancée Sue, now the Illustrious Mrs Movie Man, when we took an afternoon off our torrid job in a Highlands hotel in the summer of 1981. It was in a … Read more
Deadpool & Wolverine (15): Over 2 hours of Chandler Bing in an elevator.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Deadpool & Wolverine” (2024). “Deadpool & Wolverine” (or effectively “Deadpool 3”) is the much-anticipated sequel that cinemas up and down the country are hoping is going to be “Marvel Jesus” and resurrect their flagging box office numbers. And I think it will do very good business since it is … Read more
Despicable Me 4 (U): My 4-year-old grandson had a ball.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Despicable Me 4” (2024). “Despicable Me 4” again illustrates why kids films are produced in such a volume: at the time of writing, it’s made over £17 million at the UK and Ireland box office and has kept “Twisters” from the number one spot. In fact, with “Despicable Me … Read more