Heat (5*): The Crime Committed was Zero Academy Award Nominations.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Heat” (1995). Michael Mann’s (no relation) heist masterpiece doesn’t disappoint. 5/5.
Al Pacino
The Alto Knights (3.5*): Having De Niro x 2 Is Plain Stupid. But The Film Has Merits.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Alto Knights”. Two De Niro’s don’t make a right. But the film has great atmosphere. 3.5/5.
House of Gucci (15): An Accent-uated study of family strife.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “House of Gucci” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: As I’m on holiday at the moment in Portugal, this was seen as “Casa de Gucci”. But the soundtrack was English with Portuguese subtitles. At least, I *think* it was English! Plot Summary: Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) is a secretary … Read more
Boldy Going Back to the Trekverse: The Star Trek Movies Revisited
So, lockdown viewing has led me to boldly return to the Star Trek movies to re-evaluate and rank them all. Set phasars to stun! Just to nail my Trek credentials to the mast. I was a child of the 60’s, so the original series was formative in my love of science fiction. The starship/planet effects … Read more
The Irishman (15): An endurance test, but a great endurance test.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: The Irishman (2019). A three and a half hour journey through a hit-man’s life with a triumvirate of powerful performances from De Niro, Pesci and Pacino. 4.5/5.