One Mann’s Movies – The Best Films of 2017.
Bob Mann (the movie man) runs through his top 10 films of 2017.
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One Mann's Movies DVD Review: Captain Fantastic (2016)
Dysfunctionally functional. The second of my catch-up films for next Sunday’s Oscars, this time featuring Viggo Mortensen who is up for a Best Actor Oscar. “Captain Fantastic” starts with a dramatic hunting expedition introducing us to the unusual Cash family. Dad Ben (Viggo Mortensen) is bringing up his six kids – Bodevan, Kielyr, Vespyr, Rellian, … Read more
One Mann's Movies: Manchester By The Sea (2017)
Wow! I’d heard all about the Oscar hype surrounding this film but to be honest, while I thought I would be seeing a solid and well-made indie film, I went into it without great expectations of having an ‘enjoyable’ time: the trailer had “angst” written all over it. And – sure – it is emotional and harrowing … Read more
One Mann’s Movies DVD Review: Triple 9 (2016)
The thin and crooked blue line. Triple 9, set in the gun-ridden streets of Atlanta, is surprisingly well executed and at times impressive to look at. But it does leave a rather unpleasant after-taste: like last year’s Liam Neeson vehicle “Run All Night”, virtually noone in the film has a redeeming feature which makes it … Read more
Interstellar (12): Loud, bombastic, sometimes indecipherable, but brilliant.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Interstellar” (2014). (Restructured following a 2024 re-release watch at the cinema.) Wowser! “Interstellar”, Christopher Nolan’s new film, was presaged with such marketing hype that I went in with pretty low and cynical expectations. But I was frankly blown away with it. Just about everyone raves about Christopher Nolan’s … Read more