Remarkably Bright Creatures ¦ Film Review (3.5*): An Unlikely Tall Tale With Eight Legs.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Remarkably Bright Creatures”. (2026, 3.5*, 12). With apologies to Ms Field, in the unlikely event she happens to be reading this, but the now veteran actor Sally Field is not someone that I have ever particularly warmed to on the screen. I think it’s because her brand of chirpy … Read more

Web-shooters at the ready: Revisiting the Spider-Man Movies

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

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Lincoln (2013)

This is a very ‘worthy’ film, about an extraordinary moment in history, beautifully photographed by Janusz Kamiński, with a mesmeric performance by Daniel Day Lewis and an equally good performance by Tommy Lee Jones (I was less convinced by Sally Field). But it is very much a ‘Marmite’ film – some will love it, others … Read more