Extraction 2 (15): It’s like the first one but even more Extractionny.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Extraction 2” (2023). I only just watched the first “Extraction” on Netflix, so watching “Extraction 2” has given me a chance to properly compare the two. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: After his near-death experience in Dhaka, Tyler Rake has a slow and painful path to recovery. … Read more

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (12): “It’s the mileage”… and he’s got a lot on the clock.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (2023). It’s the summer of 1981 and myself and the illustrious soon-to-be-Mrs Movie Man go into a little fleapit of a cinema in the middle of Inverness to watch “Raiders of the Lost Ark” – a film neither of us knew anything … Read more

Asteroid City (12): Explain all of this to me. I dare you.

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Asteroid City”. The most Andersonny film imaginable. Gorgeous but disjointed and barmy. 3/5.

Extraction (15): An energetic workout for the camera-person!

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Extraction” (2020). Ahead of watching the sequel, “Extraction 2”, I watched the original Chris Hemsworth film on Netflix that I missed when it first came out. It seemed a tad of a spoiler that there is a sequel… with Chris Hemsworth… but, hey, perhaps it is a prequel huh? … Read more

Simulant (15): A repainted Mona Lisa, but never capturing the enigmatic smile.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Simulant” (2023). “Simulant” feels like a decent attempt by Sky Movies to create an interesting Sci-Fi film in the same vein as “Ex Machina” and “Blade Runner”. But it feels like its budget was several million short! “Simulant” is a Sky Original production, available to view in the UK … Read more