The Life of Chuck (5*): A Genuine Joy and What Cinema Was Invented For.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Life of Chuck”. Extraordinary, Thought-provoking & Utterly Memorable Cinema Gold. 5/5.
Jacob Tremblay
The Little Mermaid (PG): An emotional return to a Disney classic: Done. Just. Right.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Little Mermaid” (2023). My disdain for the Mouse company in repeatedly raping and pillaging their animated classics to produce often tawdry live-action remakes is well known. (I described “The Lion King” as “gorgeously pointless”). And the gestation of this one has not been without controversy with the casting … Read more
One Mann’s Movies- The Best Films of 2016
(This is a re-publish of the post made on 31st December, but with a much tightened-up video and the text presentation of the top 10 added). I’ve gone video for this Top 10 countdown of my Best Films of 2016, but for those who are ‘trailer averse’ a written presentation of the Top 10 is … Read more
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Room (2016)
Room, based on the book by Emma Donoghue, starts on young Jack’s 5th birthday. He gets a birthday cake from his mother (but no candles); a visit from his father; and a gift, albeit belatedly. This would all be perfectly normal except that all of this takes place within ‘Room’ – a confined space with … Read more