One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Spotlight (2016)
“Spotlight” is the investigative team at the Boston Globe newspaper who focus on ‘big’ issues that they select to pursue – work that can take many months to come to…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Dirty Grandpa (2016)
Michael “Beyond the Poseidon Adventure” Caine has never been averse to starring in more than his fair share of turkeys. Talking about “Jaws: The Revenge” he once said: “I have…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Room (2016)
Room, based on the book by Emma Donoghue, starts on young Jack’s 5th birthday. He gets a birthday cake from his mother (but no candles); a visit from his father;…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: The Revenant (2016)
I went to see “The Revenant” on the day that it was nominated for 12 Oscars, which certainly sets the expectation that it is going to be good – and…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: The Hateful 8 (2016)
I always approach a Quentin Tarantino film with a degree of nervous excitement. The nerves arise since the levels of gratuitous violence in his films is about 2 notches above…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Creed (2016)
As a boxing movie Creed packs a heavyweight punch. Sylvester Stallone (as the film’s producer) has covered a lot of miles with his Rocky legend, most recently with his 2006…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Joy (2016)
Under the assured direction of David O Russell, “Joy” tells the dramatised tale of the eponymous heroine, loosely based on the true life story of Joy Mangano. Jennifer Lawrence plays…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: The Danish Girl (2016)
A Happy New Year from One Mann’s Movies to you all! The new cinema year has got off to a robust start with the new movie from Tom Hooper (“The…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Star Wars – The Force Awakens (2015)
My intention is always to keep my reviews spoiler-free, and this will be no exception. Since January 2013, when it was announced that J.J. Abrams would take on the onerous…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Carol (2015)
“Carol” rates as one of the most romantic films of 2015. But whereas most romantic movies involve some form of love triangle (as per the recent “Brooklyn”), this film is…