Adam McKay

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: The Big Short (2016)

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The Big Short is not an easy film to watch on a number of levels. At a basic level, and speaking as a pretty well-educated film-goer, it requires quite considerable concentration to keep up with the financial jargon thrown at you. At a sociological level, the fraud and corruption that were endemic within the venerable … Read more

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Ant Man (2015)

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OK, so I will probably target the wrath of a legion of fanboys but as a PhD Physicist I will categorically state that much of the science in the Marvel universe is total nonsense. For example, it requires a certain suspension of belief that whole cities can be levitated. But it’s called “Science Fiction” for … Read more