Murder Mystery 2 (12): Glass Onion-lite with Sandler and Aniston.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Murder Mystery 2” (2023). I must admit I never saw the original “Murder Mystery” from 2019: it requires a certain amount of willpower from me to sit and watch an Adam Sandler comedy. But here comes the sequel, imaginatively called “Murder Mystery 2” (even though there isn’t a mystery … Read more

Creed III (12): “Walk Into What Is”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Creed III” (2023). For reasons that escape me, but which were probably work related, I never got to see “Creed II” from 2018. But I was very much a fan of the original “Creed” from 2016, giving it 4*’s. Armed with having read the very good synopsis for “Creed … Read more

Your Place or Mine (12): Disappointingly bland Rom-Com.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Your Place or Mine” (2023). Sorry, but as a signed up member of the apostrophe police, I sooooo want to stick a question mark on the end of that title! So zero stars for punctuation, but “Your Place or Mine” doesn’t score much better overall. Bob the Movie Man … Read more

The Good Nurse (15): “They never stopped me”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Good Nurse” (2022). I’m filling in the final part of my jigsaw for the major categories at tonight’s BAFTA awards with this Netflix movie that features a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Eddie Redmayne. And I think it’s a great call by BAFTA, since Redmayne’s performance is fabulous … Read more

All Quiet on the Western Front (15): The Destruction of the Innocents.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “All Quiet on the Western Front” (2022). (Original Title: Im Westen nichts Neues) The biggest surprise for me in this year’s BAFTA nominations was the major snub for “The Fabelmans” (as Best Film) and Steven Spielberg (as Best Director). Because I still expect it to WIN the Oscar, for … Read more