The Trial of the Chicago 7 (15): a triumph for Sorkin.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Trial of the Chicago 7”: a masterclass in historical court room drama from the master of the genre – Aaron Sorkin. 5/5.
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Molly’s Game (15): Wordy but entertaining.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Molly’s Game” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: You can never accuse Aaron Sorkin of skimping on his words. Sorkin is of course the award-winning writer of “The West Wing” but on the big screen he has also written many classics: “A Few Good Men”; “The Social Network” … Read more
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Miss Sloane (2017)
“I never know where the line is”. In a roller-coaster year for political intrigue on both sides of the Atlantic, and with all hell breaking loose again between Trump and ‘The Hill’, here comes “Miss Sloane”. Jessica Chastain ( “The Martian“, “Interstellar“) plays the titular heroine (I use the term loosely): a pill-popping insomniac who … Read more
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Steve Jobs (2015)
As someone who has worked in computing for 30 years, I was greatly looking forward to Danny Boyle’s new ‘biopic’ (using the term fairly loosely) about Apple founder Steve Jobs (Michael Fassbender). Whilst I can’t claim it was a bad film, I was ultimately slightly disappointed by the result. The film zeroes in on some … Read more