The Forgiven (18): Trilobite by Jury.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Forgiven” (2022). Given the run of generally dodgy films that have been coming out recently in this arse-end of the summer season, “The Forgiven” dipped into cinemas for what seemed like a single week and then was gone again. But unlike some of those other movies, this was … Read more

See How They Run (12): Like Leo Kopernick, it’s frustratingly lifeless.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “See How They Run” (2022). Being a big fan of “Knives Out“, I was looking forward to “See How They Run” as a comedy whodunnit. But ultimately, I came out disappointed from this one. It’s “OK”… but I thought that it was no better than “OK”. Bob the Movie … Read more

The Gray Man (15): “Just Another Thursday”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Gray Man” (2022). I mean, obviously “The Gray Man” should be “The Grey Man”. I despair that we will ever teach our American brethren to spell right! Now showing on Netflix, the company managed to throw $200 million at producing this. And (a bit like the equally glossy … Read more

Three Thousand Years of Longing (15): Another Djinn with a crick in the neck.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Three Thousand Years of Longing” (2022). It’s been 7 years since George Miller released the excellent “Mad Max: Fury Road“, but he’s sneaked “Three Thousand Years of Longing” out before his upcoming revisits to the “Mad Max” world. I was really looking forward to this curiosity – an adult … Read more

Remembering “Lost” 18 Years after it first aired.

“Lost” first aired in September 2018, and became a firm favourite through its tortuous (and sometimes very frustrating) six series. It’s the series that put J.J. Abrams on the mainstream stage. In rememberance of a great series, I’ve put a slideshow video together featuring my son George Mann played a medley (arranged expertly by Chris … Read more