Jay Kelly (3.5*): A Cocker Spaniel Dancing in the Serengeti.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Jay Kelly” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3.5*, ’15’). I sat next to a lady from the industry at this screening who stated that “big movie stars” were a thing of the past. But I disagree. I think if George Clooney (or Julia Robert or Brad Pitt … Read more

The Conjuring: Last Rites (2*): Throwing Everything But the Kitchen Sink at the Screen.**

** Actually, no, the kitchen sink is included as well. A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Conjuring: Last Rites” (2025, 2*, 15). The problem of having a great summer of horror – with “Bring Her Back“, “Weapons” and “Together” – is that it brings ‘traditional’ horror films like “The Conjuring: Last Rites” into horribly … Read more

Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (12): Even A Soggy Jabba Can’t Energize This Lazy and Dull Sequel.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom” (2023). I have to admit that I was not a fan of the original “Aquaman” in 2018. I didn’t see it on the big screen and after I saw it on streaming I note that I was so unimpressed that I couldn’t even be … Read more

The Nun II (15): “The Eyes Have It, The Eyes Have It”

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Nun II” (2023). I’ve just about caught up with the cinema films I’ve missed due to my recent holiday: “The Nun II” was the last of the easily accessible ones! And it’s another sequel where I didn’t see the original… but again, it really didn’t matter. Bob the … Read more

Insidious: The Red Door (15): A sub-par variation on “Poltergeist”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Insidious: The Red Door” (2023). I can’t claim to be an expert on the Insidious series of films. I think I might have seen the first couple. But they were released before I started doing these reviews, so my thoughts on them are lost in the mists of time. … Read more