Fast X (12): Absurd Action Sparked by Dante’s Pique.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Fast X” (2023). I’ve not been a long-term fan of the Fast and the Furious series, and still haven’t watched the majority of them. But, by now, regular readers will know that I tend to take a dim view of movies that stretch the bounds of credibility beyond breaking … Read more

“Flickering Dreams” Episode 16: reviews of 6 films (incl. Fast X, Sisu & Hypnotic).

In Episode 16 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by Andy Godfrey of Sorted Magazine and Konnect Radio, Scott Forbes of the Forbes Film & TV Reviews (https://www.facebook.com/theforbesfilmreview) and a new recruite – Emma Sewell of Emma@The Movies (https://twitter.com/EmmaAtTheMovies) . In this episode Bob, Scott, Emma and Andy review the following films: As always, this and … Read more

Sisu (15): Implausible Tarantinoesque fun.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Sisu” (2023). “Sisu”, claims an opening title, is an untranslatable Finnish word meaning having “courage, resilience, determination and inner strength”. This article states that it comes from the Finnish word for guts, and there are plenty of those on display here. Since this is an extremely gory film that Quentin Tarantino’s … Read more

The Mother (12): Less of Jennifer Lopez’s ‘booty’. More of her kicking ass.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Mother” (2023). “You don’t know how bad this gets” says “The Mother” (Jennifer Lopez) at one point near the start of this film. Well, frankly, I was bracing myself. But the fact of the matter is that this action flick never got really bad. It never got really … Read more

Book Club: The Next Chapter (12): Dull and wooden Italian Job.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Book Club: The Next Chapter” (2023). (As sponsored by the Italian Tourist Board and “those nice people” at Lufthansa!) It’s 5 years since the first “Book Club” film came out and one of the blessings, given the ages of the four stars – totalling 309 years!- is that they … Read more