One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Inside Out (2015)

Pixar have always specialised in making multi-layered films that can be enjoyed by both kids and adults in equal measure. They have also developed a truly astonishing ability to tap into a parent’s deepest emotions, such that while their kids were quietly enjoying the animation of the first few minutes of “Up”; Jessie’s song from … Read more

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Maleficent (2014)

I’m always a sucker for a good story, and you have to admit that – at their hearts – some of the fairy tales are corkers.   Sleeping Beauty is a case in point.  Tension, narrative drive, good vs evil and – thanks to writers Jack Lawrence and Sammy Fain – a gloriously memorable Disney song … Read more