One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Bastille Day (2016)

‘B’ for ‘Bastille’;  ‘B’ for ‘B-movie’ Idris Elba plays “reckless and irresponsible” American CIA operative Sean Briar who is one step ahead of the French police in getting to the bottom of a fatal terrorist bombing in Paris.  The apparent bomber is n’er do well pickpocket Michael Mason (Richard Madden, “Game of Thrones”, “Cinderella”) who … Read more

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)

The Hundred-Foot Journey is based on the novel by Richard C. Morais.  It tells the story of the combative relationship between an Indian family, headed by ‘Papa’ (Om Puri), who opens a traditional Indian restaurant called “La Maison Mumbai” in a rural French village directly opposite the Michelin 1-star restaurant run by the fanatically focused … Read more