Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (3*): Patricide and Fratricide, But Lacking The Simplicity Of The Original.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come”. (2026, 3*, 15). I only saw “Ready or Not” earlier this week in preparation for seeing this sequel and I’m glad I did. Since there is a lot of backstory that the very brief flashback scenes struggle to fully convey. “Ready or … Read more

Ready or Not (4*): A Riot Of Blood And Guts In A Game Of Hide And Seek With Consequences.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ready Or Not”. (2019, 4*, 18). I missed seeing “Ready or Not” at the cinema on its release for some reason, but heard such strong word-of-mouth about it that I went and bought the DVD…. which, for reasons that are beyond me, has sat in its shrink-wrap in my … Read more

Chevalier (12): A treat from the first ‘violin-off’.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Chevalier” (2023). I missed “Chevalier” at the cinema, but my friends on our “Flickering Dreams” podcast raved about it. Perhaps it lost some of the spectacle, but even on my little seat-back BA economy screen, I could appreciate it was a class act. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot … Read more

Scream VI (18): “I F*****g Hate This Franchise”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Scream VI” (2023). You would have thought that after 5 of these things, there would be little left to mine in the self-mocking and highly-meta series. But with a change of location, to New York City “Scream VI” managed, against all the odds, to really entertain me. My viewing … Read more

Babylon (18): Singin’ in the Rain, but with Sex, Drugs & Rattlesnakes!

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Babylon” (2023). I’ve been a big fan of Damien Chazelle’s output. Whiplash (5*), 10 Cloverfield Lane (at least until the last 10 minutes! 3.5*), First Man (5*) and of course La La Land (5*)… the Oscar film that never was! Now, here’s comes his 5th film, “Babylon”. And what … Read more