I Wanna Dance With Somebody (12): A long film for a short life.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” (2022). My last film of 2022, “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” is the occasionally uplifting but ultimately sad story of Whitney Houston. In the most blindingly unnecessary example of marketing mansplaining, the film company seemed to see fit to add “Whitney Houston:” as a … Read more

Jolt (15): Anger Management with a mid-Atlantic feel.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Jolt” (2022). “Jolt” is a “B-movie”, but it’s an enjoyable enough action/comedy thriller with Kate Beckinsale. It’s currently pay-per-view but will be available to stream for free on Amazon Prime later this month (July 2022). Bob the Movie Man Rating(s): Plot Summary: Lindy (Kate Beckinsale) has always had an … Read more

Supernova (15): “You’re not supposed to mourn someone before they die.”

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Supernova” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Unless there’s one I’ve forgotten, “Supernova” is the penultimate film to be release whose trailer was being widely shown before the first Covid lockdown! (The final one – I think – being “Black Widow”). So seeing Tucci and Firth strut their stuff … Read more

The Children Act (12): “And the Oscar goes to”… (or should go to)… “Dame Emma Thompson”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Children Act” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: R. Given my last review was for “The Equalizer 2“, where Denzel was judge, jury and executioner, it’s a nice seque that this film follows the life of a senior judge in London’s Law Courts:  trying to … Read more

One Mann's Movies Film Review: Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Tail as old as Kline. With the Disney marketing machine in full swing, its hard to separate the hype from the movie reality in this latest live-action remake of one of their classic animated features from 1991. If you are lucky enough to have children you will know that each child tends to have “their” Disney feature: … Read more