Knock at the Cabin (15): Is this Mass delusion or the real End of Days?

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Knock at the Cabin” (2023). I well remember an argument at a works Christmas party many years ago. The (ludicrous) proposition was that if you could save everyone else in the world at the cost of sacrificing your child, would you do it? The two combatents on each side … Read more

Brian and Charles (PG): “PUT THE CABBAGE DOWN!!”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Brian and Charles” (2022). Filling up another gap in my BAFTA nominations, I missed seeing “Brian and Charles” when it came out last year. Now nominated in the “Outstanding British Film” category, I saw that some people raved about this one. And indeed I enjoyed it greatly and laughed … Read more

Plane (15): The Angel has crash-landed.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Plane” (2023). I mean, I’ll give “Plane” this: you know what you’re going to get with a Gerard Butler movie. It’s a bit like any recent Liam Neeson film. This is a pretty standard actioner wrapped into an airline disaster film. “Surely, you can’t be serious?”. “I am serious … Read more

The Fabelmans (12): Good prospects on the horizon for this picture-maker.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Fabelmans” (2023). Of all the films of this awards season, “The Fabelmans” is the one I was most looking forward to. And although I have one or two minor quibbles, it really is a magical piece of Spielberg. Note: there is a lovely prologue to the film, featuring … Read more

The Whale (15): Comeback kid Brendan Fraser’s shoots for Oscar glory.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Whale” (2023). So, how’s your New Year ‘get fit’ resolution going? With my weekly circuit training, pilates and dance fitness class, my abs are killing me! The alternative though, when taken to extreme, is to head down the route that Brendan Fraser’s character Charlie has followed in “The … Read more