The Assessment (’15’): Assessing Parental Fitness in a Dystopian Future.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Assessment”. A brilliant glimpse into a dystopian future of parenting with a brilliant cast. 5/5.
Alex Garland
Civil War (15): Chinook Porn and an Alarming Glimpse Into a Fractured US Future.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Civil War” (2024). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: In a near future America, we are pitched into a vicious civil war between the successionist states of Texas and California and the rest of the US run by a delusional President (Nick Offerman) who’s bullied his way into … Read more
28 Days Later (18): You forget how good Boyle and Garland’s apocalyptic tale really is.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “28 Days Later” (2002). On our “Flickering Dreams” podcast we do a regular feature where myself and my fellow reviewers pick our favourite films from a particular director’s back catalogue (if you want to check out the past editions, eight so far, they are in a Youtube playlist here). … Read more
Men (15): Garland runs off the rails in the village of the damned misogynists.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Men” (2022). An Alex Garland feature film is to be greatly anticipated. His debut – “Ex Machina” – is a firm favourite and his second movie “Annihilation” certainly had its moments. Indeed, his third feature, “Men”, has a 5* opening, with striking and memorable imagery. But then, oh dear! … Read more
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Ex Machina (2015)
Ex Machina has a simple story dealing with a deeply complex and philosophical topic: namely what makes humans human. The increasingly omnipresent Oscar Isaac plays billionaire Nathan Bates, genius creator of ‘Google’ – my mistake – ‘BlueBook’, the world’s “leading search engine”. Living in the middle of the American wilderness (in reality, a very picturesque … Read more