The Bad Guys 2 (4*): “Well, Butter My Crumpets!” – This Was A Pretty Fun Ride.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Bad Guys 2”. A fun comedy-heist animated feature from Dreamworks that smashes the 6 laugh test. 4/5.
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The Phoenician Scheme (4*): At Last… A Wes Anderson That Delivers Style AND Substance.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Phoenician Scheme”. Wes Anderson delivers artfully clever entertainment. 4/5.
Reviews of the Films in the Oscar Best Live Action Short Category 2024
It’s Oscar night tonight and I’ve finally managed to catch up with all of the Live Action Short Films. Here are my reviews of the films. The nominees: The After Bob the Movie Man Rating(s): Plot Summary: When the world of Dayo (David Oyelowo) suddenly falls apart in a terrorist incident, he wrestles to put … Read more
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (12): A sparky first half but then rather a downer.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” (2022). Released in the UK on January 1st of this year, “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” was one that I missed at the cinema, but caught up on during my recent incarceration on my flight to Aus! But it has also just … Read more
Soul (PG): Pixar at its most cerebral.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Soul”: a Pixar classic, more for adults than children, covering life, death and “the great before”. A gorgeous effort: great to look and listen to, but which left me slightly unmoved. 4.5/5.