A One Mann’s Movies review of “Power Ballad”. (2026, 3*, 15). This tale of creative differences in the music business isn’t going to set Rotten Tomatoes alight or indeed the box office (given by the three or us in the huge cinema auditorium who were watching it today). But the film has a solid first-reel … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Anaconda” (2025, 3*, 12A). Stories involving man tackling a giant snake have been covered in film and TV many times, from 1954’s “Anaconda” to Johnny Weissmuller wrestling various reptiles as Tarzan (such as in 1958’s “Tarzan’s Fight for Life”). But in modern times, the titular snake has most famously … Read more
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Friendship”. Uncomfortably squirmy social comedy/drama about a loser in mid-life free-fall. 3.5/5.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Death of a Unicorn”. A24 Fantasy/Comedy/Horror that didn’t meet my high expectations. 2.5/5.
I first published this in May 2022. But all of the live-action Spider-Man films are being re-released over the next several weeks so this seems an opportune time to re-publish this post. I went to see Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” (2002) yesterday, and it is REALLY TERRIFIC to see this on a big-screen again with great … Read more