One Mann’s Movies: Films of the Year 2024
#onemannsmovies My personal choice of Top 20 Movies of 2023.
Daisy Ridley
Young Woman and the Sea (PG): Celebrating the Extraordinary “Queen of the Sea”, Trudy Ederle.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Young Woman and the Sea”. Daisy Ridley brings to life a forgotten female hero from history. 4.5/5.
Star Wars – The Rise of Skywalker (12): After 42 years, will it end on a bang or a whimper?
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Star Wars – The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Not perfect, but a stirring and dramatic end to the nine-film main saga. 4/5.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017).
It’s Star Wars, but it’s inconsistent Star Wars. (This review will be specifically spoiler-free:Â a spoiler section is included below the trailer video, but only read this AFTER you’ve seen the film). Star Wars is a cinematic event. As one of the “main episodes”, with a two year wait, “The Last Jedi” is especially highly … Read more
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Murder on the Orient Express (2017).
You’ll never guess who dunnit… There’s a big problem with Kenneth Branagh’s 2017 filming of the Hercule Poirot-based murder mystery…. and that’s the 1974 Sidney Lumet classic featuring Albert Finney in the starring role. For that film was so memorable – at least, the “who” of the “whodunnit” (no spoilers here) was so memorable – … Read more