Power Ballad ¦ Film Review (3*): Dammit, That Ear-Worm Has Been Permanently Installed!

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Power Ballad”. (2026, 3*, 15). This tale of creative differences in the music business isn’t going to set Rotten Tomatoes alight or indeed the box office (given by the three or us in the huge cinema auditorium who were watching it today). But the film has a solid first-reel … Read more

Love Again (12): A Rom-Com but without the Com.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Love Again” (2023). I’m late to the game on this rom-com, but I went in with the words of my “Flickering Dreams” podcast colleague Andy Godfrey ringing in my ears. He had declared it the “worst film of the year so far” and had an entertaining rant about it! … Read more

Jumanji: The Next Level (12A): The Game Rebooted and just as fun.

One Mann’s Movies Review of “Jumanji: The Next Level”. More of the same… but still fun. 3.5/5.

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

The most fun you can have with Jack Black’s penis. Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: In 1995, Joe Johnston (“The Rocketeer”, “Captain America: The First Avenger”) directed “Jumanji” – a quirky, fantastical and dark film starring the late, great Robin Williams that got a rough critical reception at the time of release, but was embraced … Read more