Simulant (15): A repainted Mona Lisa, but never capturing the enigmatic smile.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Simulant” (2023). “Simulant” feels like a decent attempt by Sky Movies to create an interesting Sci-Fi film in the same vein as “Ex Machina” and “Blade Runner”. But it feels like its budget was several million short! “Simulant” is a Sky Original production, available to view in the UK … Read more

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

Avatar (12): I see you…. again.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Avatar” (2009 – 2022 re-release). “Avatar” was a BIG film. THE BIGGEST in fact, since still holds the record for the highest grossing movie of all time. So it’s odd that I’d only ever seen it once, at the cinema on first release. After seeing it in glorious 3D … Read more