A One Mann’s Movies review of “Midwinter Break”. (2026, 3.5*, 12A). There have obviously been many films about marriages falling apart – Marriage Story and Kramer vs Kramer are just two that immediately come to mind. But most of these films focus on a couple in their 30’s or 40s, driving additional emotional impact by … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Magic Faraway Tree”. (2026, 4.5*, U). As I’ve said before in this blog, I’m continually amazed why movie production houses just don’t make content purely for kids under 12 and crusty old retired folk like me with spare money to burn! For as I turned the corner into … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come”. (2026, 3*, 15). I only saw “Ready or Not” earlier this week in preparation for seeing this sequel and I’m glad I did. Since there is a lot of backstory that the very brief flashback scenes struggle to fully convey. “Ready or … Read more
(Due to the Oscar-mayhem, I’ve been remiss in writing up reviews for a whole bunch of classic films that I’ve been seeing as “Everyman Throwback” showings over the last couple of months (God bless them). So I will be dripping out these shortened reviews over the next few weeks as I get to them. ) … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ready Or Not”. (2019, 4*, 18). I missed seeing “Ready or Not” at the cinema on its release for some reason, but heard such strong word-of-mouth about it that I went and bought the DVD…. which, for reasons that are beyond me, has sat in its shrink-wrap in my … Read more