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
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Emilia PĂ©rez”. A fascinating mash-up of different movie genres that mostly works well. Very interesting and unusual. 3.5/5.
I first published this in May 2022. But all of the live-action Spider-Man films are being re-released over the next several weeks so this seems an opportune time to re-publish this post. I went to see Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” (2002) yesterday, and it is REALLY TERRIFIC to see this on a big-screen again with great … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (2023). After the recent duds of “Thor: Love and Thunder” and “Ant Man: Quantumania“, Marvel need a stabilising hit for the summer season. Fortunately, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” seems to meet that brief, being a loud, brash, funny crowd-pleaser of a … Read more
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