A One Mann’s Movies review of “Bank of Dave” (2023). “Bank of Dave”, new on Netflix, is a story VERY loosely based around the achievements of Burnley mini-bus-hire owner and businessman Dave Fishwick. In 2011, against all the odds, he set up the first new bank in the UK in 150 years, for the betterment … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Tár” (2023). With Cate Blanchett having already won the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards for Best Actress, there’s no doubt that her performance in Tár is odds-on favourite to pick up both the BAFTA and the Oscar. But Todd Field’s movie goes well beyond just this one performance, … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “M3GAN” (2023). The cinema has had no end of doll-like things like M3GAN to creep us out over the years. In my youth, it was a young Anthony Hopkin’s ventriloquist dummy in “Magic”. But we’ve also had “Chucky”, the antique doll “Annabelle” and that wretched clown under the bed … Read more
#OneMannsMovies review of “Till”. #TillMovie. A gripping tale of race hatred with Danielle Deadwyler Oscar worthy. 4.5/5.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Wonder” (2022). “The Wonder” is another Netflix production that got a lot of critical acclaim but which barely graced the big screen for more than a week before disappearing onto the streaming service. But I finally managed to catch up with it, and what a treat it is … Read more