One Mann’s Movies FIlm Review of “The Brutalist”. An epic tail of architecture and discrimination that deserves its Oscar success. 4.5/5.
One Mann’s Movies FIlm Review of “The Convert”. Guy Pearce tries to stop bloodshed in 1830’s NZ. Solid adventure film. 4/5.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Infernal Machine” (2022). The last of my British-Airways-presented catch-up films from my recent trip, “The Infernal Machine” was one that I saw the trailer for, and liked, at Cineworld but which never seemed to arrive! And it’s a movie that I really liked – a complete mind-fuck of … Read more
 A One Mann’s Movies review of “Mary Queen of Scots” (2019). It’s an unbelievably turbulent story, but as it’s a true story the late 1500’s were clearly turbulent times. I mean, there weren’t even any Starbucks. Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. The plot. After a brief Fotheringay flash-forward (#spoilers!) it’s 1561 and … Read more
Horrific Beasts and How to Avoid Them. I seem to be in a bit of a minority in quite liking Ridley Scott’s last Alien outing – 2012’s “Prometheus”: a heady, if at times ponderous, theory to the origins of man. The first hour of that film is really good. But for me, what made the … Read more