A Mann on a mission to review movies
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Interstellar” (2014). (Restructured following a 2024 re-release watch at the cinema.) Wowser! “Interstellar”, Christopher Nolan’s new film, was presaged with such marketing hype that…
“Ideals are peaceful, History is violent” I can’t make my mind up about “Fury”. As an escapist war film, it delivers well in a clichéd sort of way. But is…
Based on the trailer, my anticipation for seeing “The Judge” was high – – Robert Downey Jnr, Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton… great cast. And whilst the film…
(Note that this review will be specifically spoiler free!) One of the year’s most anticipated films, David Fincher’s Gone Girl doesn’t disappoint delivering a stylish and sophisticated cinematic punch to…
Is it ever right for a regular citizen with the ‘appropriate’ skills to go vigilante and stand up to wrong-doing and a corrupt justice system? In the TV show of…
“Demanding is over-rated” said a wise woman, who I also happen to be married to. Woody Allen’s latest film Magic in the Moonlight, is a light and fluffy piece of…
Cameron Diaz is someone that must be so, SO depressing for many middle-aged women. Bursting onto the screen like a shimmering vision of hotness in “The Mask” when only 21…
“Before I Go To Sleep” is an effective psychological thriller. Nicole Kidman plays Christine Lucas, someone who if she saw “50 First Dates” wouldn’t remember it the morning afterwards! She…
The Hundred-Foot Journey is based on the novel by Richard C. Morais. It tells the story of the combative relationship between an Indian family, headed by ‘Papa’ (Om Puri), who…
Probably few things have divided the British people more in the last forty years than Margaret Thatcher’s time as Conservative leader. The pivot point for that hatred/worship was the protracted…