Sense and Sensibility (4.5*): Ang Lee’s Period Piece is an Exquisite Joy.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Sense and Sensibility”. Ang Lee’s superb period adaptation of the Jane Austen novel is an utter delight. 4.5/5.
Alan Rickman
Violent Night (15): The moral is, never man the security desk on Xmas Eve!
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Violent Night” (2022). The trailer for “Violent Night” painted a movie that was in the “so wrong, it might be right” category*. A Christmas movie aping many famous Christmas action movies. But – sigh – for me, the script didn’t quite live up to the promise. (* By the … Read more
Light Blue Touchpaper & Stand Well Back: Gunpowder at the Movies.
A One Mann’s Movies special. On Bonfire Night, a fun look at the use of gunpowder at the movies on film. With a surprising gunpowder plot fact!
Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood (18): Glorious to look at, Tarantino’s love letter to 60’s Hollywood.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood. A slightly flawed classic. FFFFf.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Eye in the Sky (2016)
Political dithering and droning In “Air Force One” (1997) Gary Oldman’s hijacking terrorist rebuffs the President’s daughter’s claim that the two are unalike – “Why? Because he does it in a tuxedo with a telephone call and a smart bomb?”. Warfare has changed immeasurably in the last twenty years with the introduction of ever-more ingenious … Read more