The Convert (’15’): “The Story of My Life… So Far”.
One Mann's Movies FIlm Review of "The Convert". Guy Pearce tries to stop bloodshed in 1830's NZ. Solid adventure film. 4/5.
Megalopolis (15): Utterly Pretentious Nonsense.
One Mann's Movies Film Review of "Megalopolis". Francis Ford Coppola delivers a pretentious dud of unimaginable scale. 1/5.
Never Let Go (15): Above Average Shyamalanny Hokum in the Woods.
One Mann's Movies Film Review of "Never Let Go". Above average forest cabin hokum. Very much in the Shyamalan groove. 3/5.
The Outrun (15): Alcoholism Brought to Life by a Fearless Performance from Ronan.
One Mann's Movies FIlm Review of "The Outrun". Saoirse Ronan in fine form as a struggling alcoholic. 4/5.
Lee (15): A biopic of an amazing woman that really deserves to be a mini-series.
One Mann's Movies FIlm Review of "Lee". Kate Winslet excels in this biopic of war photographer Lee Miller. 4/5.
The Substance (18): Blimey Charley! “Respect the Balance” for God’s sake!
One Mann's Movies Film Review of "The Substance". A fabulously gory body-horror flick with Demi Moore in fine form. Brilliant stuff. 5/5
Speak No Evil (15): There Ain’t Nobody Does “Deranged” better than James McAvoy.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Speak No Evil” (2024). Just back from a very pleasant, but cinema-free, two weeks in Portugal. So I have a bit of catching up…
Jaws (12A): The utterly enthralling Spielberg classic on the big screen again.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Jaws” (1975??). There are a few upsides from the 2023/24 SAG/AFRA actor’s strike. One is that – obviously – the actors have got a…
Hit Man (15): Glen Powell is the new “Fletch” in Richard Linklater’s rom-com thriller.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Hit Man” (2024). I’m late to the game on “Hit Man” (available on Netflix). I saw the director Richard Linklater talking about this film…
Lady Macbeth (15): One of the great monsters of cinema portrayed by a brilliant Florence Pugh.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Lady Macbeth” (2016). How have I lasted 8 years without seeing this wonderful film? Currently available to UK licence holders on iPlayer is William…