One Mann's Movies: Sully (2016)

No, not “Monsters Inc 3”. Chesley Sullenberger was just a very experienced US Airways pilot starting an everyday job flying from LaGuardia airport in New York to Charlotte when fate stepped in. Following an extensive bird strike and the loss of both engines, ‘Sully’ achieved worldwide fame by landing his aircraft and all 151 passengers and … Read more

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: American Sniper (2015)

Clint Eastwood has become a highly respected figure in the film industry.  His iconic acting would have got him there, but add on his prolific film score composing and the fact that American Sniper is his 37th (THIRTY-SEVENTH!) directorial credit and the much over-used epithet “legend” is surely applicable.  Given that I was less than … Read more

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Jersey Boys (2014)

Biopics, especially musical biopics, often tell the blood sweat and tears story of singers/songwriters rising from deprived childhoods or troubled backgrounds (queue ‘X-factor’ style soulful music) before finding fortune and fame through their musical talent.  Sometimes that high can be followed by the low of drink, drugs and early death.   But it is a characteristic … Read more