Anaconda (3*): An Action/Comedy That Actually Made Me LOL.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Anaconda” (2025, 3*, 12A). Stories involving man tackling a giant snake have been covered in film and TV many times, from 1954’s “Anaconda” to Johnny Weissmuller wrestling various reptiles as Tarzan (such as in 1958’s “Tarzan’s Fight for Life”). But in modern times, the titular snake has most famously … Read more

Mufasa: The Lion King (PG): Beautiful But Disjointed Disney Prequel.

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Mufasa”. The Lion King sequel/prequel that looks fab but is a bit of a disjointed mess. 3/5.

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (PG): Aardman does Mission Impossible.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” (2023). Regular followers of this blog should know that stop-motion animation is not an art-form that I particularly appreciate. No, that’s not fair. I do APPRECIATE it, for being a painstaking technical process that creates an impressive moving image on the screen. But … Read more

Reminiscence (12A): I’ll only remember how disappointing it was.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Reminiscence” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Mae (Rebecca Ferguson) and Nick (Hugh Jackman) testing Covid restrictions. (Source: Warner Brothers). Plot Summary: It’s the near future and global warming and a recent war have drastically changed life in Miami. The days are too hot to do anything other than … Read more