The Woman King (15): “We Are Dahomey”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Woman King” (2022). “The Woman King” seems to be getting a whole lot of flack on IMDB for sanitising the history of slavery,…
Star Wars – The Rise of Skywalker (12): After 42 years, will it end on a bang or a whimper?
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Not perfect, but a stirring and dramatic end to the nine-film main saga. 4/5.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017).
It’s Star Wars, but it’s inconsistent Star Wars. (This review will be specifically spoiler-free: a spoiler section is included below the trailer video, but only read this AFTER you’ve seen…
One Mann’s Movies DVD Review: The Circle (2017).
Social Media involvement in political manipulation? Don’t be ridiculous! Set in the near future “The Circle” tells a horror story of the social media age involving an omnipotent American corporate,…
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Detroit (2017).
The Detroit Sinners. Katheryn Bigelow’s new film should make you angry. It made me angry. As this year’s Selma (on steroids) the film is an ode to how incidents can…
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 – The Best of 2015
Lists, lists… nothing but bloody lists. It’s that time of the year again, and a chance to look back at the films that have thrilled, moved or excited me during…
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…