Cairo Conspiracy (12): Riddle-me-this… which movie can traumatise two fully-grown women?

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Cairo Conspiracy” (2023). Alternative Title: Walad min al-Janna (“Born From Heaven”) “Cairo Conspiracy” seems to have financial contributions from just about every national film funding source in Europe! (Really – the opening credits are amazing!) It’s set in Egypt, with an arabic soundtrack and subtitles. And it’s a very … Read more

Murder Mystery 2 (12): Glass Onion-lite with Sandler and Aniston.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Murder Mystery 2” (2023). I must admit I never saw the original “Murder Mystery” from 2019: it requires a certain amount of willpower from me to sit and watch an Adam Sandler comedy. But here comes the sequel, imaginatively called “Murder Mystery 2” (even though there isn’t a mystery … Read more

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (15): Cookie-cutter Guy Ritchie Action flick.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre” (2023). Guy Ritchie. Jason Statham. You KNOW what you are going to get with “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre”! And if this strikes positively to you, then you will probably be pleased with what you get. As a film though, I only saw this … Read more

The Pope’s Exorcist (15): Crowe has a lot of fun in this horror caper.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Pope’s Exorcist” (2023). You have to hand it to Russell Crowe. He still carries a formidable screen presence. After his (very impressive I thought) psycho in “Unhinged” and his (very funny I thought) comic turn in the otherwise awful “Thor: Love and Thunder“, here in “The Pope’s Exorcist” … Read more

God’s Creatures (15): Of Fish and Scales (falling from eyes!)

A One Mann’s Movies review of “God’s Creatures” (2023).. Here’s another A24 production, but one which is rather slinking into cinemas without much fanfare and will – pretty quickly I think – slink out again fairly unnoticed. “God’s Creatures” is a rather dour and depressing little tale, but it nonetheless has its moments: principally with … Read more