A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Magic Faraway Tree”. (2026, 4.5*, U). As I’ve said before in this blog, I’m continually amazed why movie production houses just don’t make content purely for kids under 12 and crusty old retired folk like me with spare money to burn! For as I turned the corner into … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Choral” (2025, 3*, 12A). I’d been looking forward to “The Choral”, as had the Illustrious Mrs Movie Man, and intentionally avoided seeing it at the LFF as I knew the IMMM was keen to see it. But I have to admit to being a little disappointed by it. … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” (2025, 4*, PG). As a trilogy of films, Downton could have continued a downward slide down the rubbish chute. But I’m glad to report that the laziness of “Downton Abbey: A New Era” has been reversed and the finale of the series – “Downton … Read more
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Firebrand” with Jude Law as Henry VIII and Alicia Vikander as Catherine Parr. Revoltingly engaging. 3.5/5
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Outfit” (2022). Another of my Australia-flight films, “The Outfit” is a gangland drama/thriller that completely passed me by when it came out in the UK in April. (I can only assume it had a very limited release.) But if so, that was a crime since it’s a small … Read more