A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Phantom of the Open” (2022). Thanks again to #cineworld for putting “The Phantom of the Open” on as one of their preview #CineworldUnlimited screenings. The film is fully released in the UK on March 18th. And let me tell you, you should really put a note – “Go … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Duke” (2022). Roger Michell, the great director of – amongst others – “Notting Hill”, “Enduring Love” and “My Cousin Rachel” died in September of last year. “The Duke” was his last feature film (a documentary on Queen Elizabeth’s reign is in post-production). And what a lovely epitaph of … Read more
In the Coen Brothers latest “Hail Caesar!” we have exactly the same Hollywood-based mix of communist writers and Hedda Hopper-style gossip columnists as recently seem in “Trumbo”: but the films could hardly be more different. “Hail Caesar!” is the film within the film: the latest Victor Mature style ‘God and Sandals’ epic for Capitol Pictures, … Read more
Most countries have dark parts in their history, and America is no exception. Did you know for example that eugenics was actively practiced in the US during the 1920’s and 30’s? Not going as far as the gas chambers of Nazi Germany, but getting pretty close in some institutions where “imbeciles and defectives” were allegedly … Read more
The Hundred-Foot Journey is based on the novel by Richard C. Morais. It tells the story of the combative relationship between an Indian family, headed by ‘Papa’ (Om Puri), who opens a traditional Indian restaurant called “La Maison Mumbai” in a rural French village directly opposite the Michelin 1-star restaurant run by the fanatically focused … Read more