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 it is. But I saw it described by DiCaprio as an “epic arthouse western” and that’s a good description. In the same way that Iñárritu’s … Read more
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 the level I personally find comfortable. The excitement comes from the fact that the guy is an undisputed genius of storytelling through film. The Hateful … Read more
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 Rocky Balboa. As such I had thought there was little milk left in the cash cow, but “Creed” proves me wrong. This time, with Stallone’s … Read more
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 her as a struggling inventor trying to get the crazy idea in her head onto paper and then into the shops. When you consider that the product … Read more
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 King’s Speech”, “Les Misérables”). We have seen many depictions of physical torture on the screen over the years, from the interminable teen-slasher pics, through ‘that … Read more