The Surfer (3.5*): Nicolas Cage Spirals Down the Plughole of Despair.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Surfer”. An odd psychological thriller with Nicolas Cage taking on a surfer gang. 3.5/5.
Nicolas Cage
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
Longlegs (15): Nicolas Cage in Full Crazy Mode But Overall a Bit Disappointing.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Long Legs”. Oz Perkins horror film fails to impress with logic lapses.
Dream Scenario (15): A brilliant Nicolas Cage in a surrealist ‘comedy’/horror.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dream Scenario” (2023). The phrases “Nicolas Cage” and “under-play” seldom sit comfortably together. But in his latest film – “Dream Scenario” – it’s actually apt for once. This is bottled-up Cage, to a large degree, and it just works brilliantly. The film is classed as “Comedy/Horror” on IMDB, but … Read more
Renfield (15): Ready to get your teeth into a gory horror/comedy?
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Renfield” (2023). I love Nicholas Hoult. From “Mad Max: Fury Road” through “The Favourite” and TVs tonally-similar “The Great” to his terrific turn in last year’s “The Menu“. He can do little wrong in my eyes. So teaming him with Nicolas Cage as Dracula in a horror/comedy seemed a … Read more