Plane (15): The Angel has crash-landed.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Plane” (2023). I mean, I’ll give “Plane” this: you know what you’re going to get with a Gerard Butler movie. It’s a bit like…
The Fabelmans (12): Good prospects on the horizon for this picture-maker.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Fabelmans” (2023). Of all the films of this awards season, “The Fabelmans” is the one I was most looking forward to. And although…
The Whale (15): Comeback kid Brendan Fraser’s shoots for Oscar glory.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Whale” (2023). So, how’s your New Year ‘get fit’ resolution going? With my weekly circuit training, pilates and dance fitness class, my abs…
Argentina, 1985 (15): Gripping Courtroom drama, on getting justice for “The Missing”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Argentina, 1985” (2022). So, with the Oscar nominations out, the mission has begun to try to fill in as many of the ‘gaps’ in…
Babylon (18): Singin’ in the Rain, but with Sex, Drugs & Rattlesnakes!
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Babylon” (2023). I’ve been a big fan of Damien Chazelle’s output. Whiplash (5*), 10 Cloverfield Lane (at least until the last 10 minutes! 3.5*),…
The 95th Academy Awards: The Oscar Nominations
It’s the big one! The announcements of the 95th Academy Awards happened at 1:30pm GMT today. Here they are, with some brief comments on some of the surprises for me.…
All Quiet on the Western Front (15): The Destruction of the Innocents.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “All Quiet on the Western Front” (2022). (Original Title: Im Westen nichts Neues) The biggest surprise for me in this year’s BAFTA nominations was…
Bank of Dave (12): A feel-good story of levelling-up and class warfare.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Bank of Dave” (2023). “Bank of Dave”, new on Netflix, is a story VERY loosely based around the achievements of Burnley mini-bus-hire owner amd…
Tár (15): A Maestro conducting herself poorly.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Tár” (2023). With Cate Blanchett having already won the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards for Best Actress, there’s no doubt that her performance…
M3GAN (15): The moral is, ‘always install an off switch’.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “M3GAN” (2023). The cinema has had no end of doll-like things like M3GAN to creep us out over the years. In my youth, it…