Crime 101 (4.5*): An Intriguing And Superior Heist Caper With A Great Cast.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Crime 101”. (2026, 4.5*, 15). I’ve seen comparisons between this film and Uncle Michael’s 1995 classic “Heat“. (No, honestly, Michael Mann IS no relation). That’s a film that I embarrassingly only saw for the first time last July, and loved. And I can see how those comparisons work. Like … Read more

Die My Love (3.5*): A Horny, Postpartum Jennifer Lawrence Goes Off The Rails.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Die My Love” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3.5*, 15). Also getting a limited UK release from today (with a wider UK distribution due on November 14th), “Die My Love” is another film that I saw at the LFF. I found it a difficult film to warm … 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

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.