Avatar: Fire and Ash (3.5*): Impressive But Overblown 3-quel As The War Comes For Eywa.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Avatar: Fire and Ash” (2025, 3.5*, 12A). My feelings for “Avatar: Fire and Ash” are exactly the same as for the previous film, “Avatar: The Way of Water“. I really didn’t want to like it and I had a feeling of resignation as I sank into my cinema seat … Read more

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (12): In Search of “Instant E-VO-LUTION”!

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”. High class monkey business again. 4.5/5.

Avatar: The Way of Water (12): Long and very wet.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Avatar: The Way of Water” (2022). With a 13 year gap from the original “Avatar” and a reported $250M budget, James Cameron is taking a huge financial gamble on “Avatar: The Way of Water”. But it’s more the bum-numbing running time that will put most people off seeing this … Read more

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

There are some films you go to see with low expectations and back in 2011 Rupert Wyatt’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” was one of those.  After the Charlton Heston classic, a long series of increasingly poor sequels and a failed Tim Burton reboot, apprehension was high.  But how wrong could I be.   … Read more