Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2.5*): Perhaps I’m Just Getting Too Old For This Shit?

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu”. (2026, 2.5*, 12A). With “The Mandalorian and Grogu” we are back again far, far away in the “Star Wars” universe, longer, longer ago than Episodes 7, 8 and 9 but not as longer, longer ago than Episode 6, “The Return of the Jedi”. … Read more

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

Alien: Romulus (15): The ‘Rogue One’ of the franchise meets the acid test.

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Alien: Romulus”. The franchise back on good form but bends physics a tad too much for me. 4/5.

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

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