The Accountant 2 (3*): aka Savant Deux… The Sequel.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Accountant 2”. A sequel 9 years after the first has more laughs but creaky logic. 3/5.
Ben Affleck
Saving Private Ryan (15): 25 Years But Still as Visceral as Ever.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Saving Private Ryan” (1998). Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” was released in the UK on September 11th 1998. So, just to make me feel horribly old, it is now over 25 years old. But it still packs a punch on the big screen. When I first saw it, … Read more
The Flash (12): A fun and engaging multiversal brain-scrambler.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Flash” (2023). Ezra Miller is a PR-agency’s idea of a waking nightmare…. just look at the section “Controversies and legal issues” in his wiki entry here – jeez! But that off-screen controversy aside, “The Flash” – the latest frenetic DC offering – has a lot to like about … Read more
Hypnotic (15): The secret perhaps behind Trump’s success?
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Hypnotic” (2023). Ben Affleck mystery thrillers seem to be a Russian Roulette of cinema. For every “Gone Girl” there is a “Deep Water“. “Hypnotic” is mildly engaging, but still feels like a B-movie. I thought Affleck was wandering through it on auto-pilot for most of the running time and … Read more
Air (15): Will this be Best Film at the Oscars in 2024?
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Air” (2023). In writing my review for “Everything Everywhere All At Once” last May, I famously said that I was going to put an accumulator bet on the movie winning both “Best Editing” and “Best Original Screenplay”. But then I couldn’t find a bookie to take the bet so … Read more