The Beast (15): It’s Either Brilliant or Deranged and I Really Can’t Decide!
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Beast”. Léa Seydoux and George MacKay in an AI-led dystopian future. 4/5.
Léa Seydoux
Dune: Part 2 (12): “He’s Not a Very Naughty Boy. He IS the Messiah!”
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dune: Part 2” (2024). It’s early in the year to be this bold, but I’d say the 2025 Oscars for Sound, Visual Effects and Score all but wrapped up. And I wouldn’t bet against Denis Villeneuve getting Best Director and “Dune: Part 2” winning Best Picture. Because this is … Read more
The French Dispatch (15): So many 5* moments, but the pudding is over-egged.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The French Dispatch” (2021). (Full title “The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun“). As another viewing on my recent trans-Atlantic plane ride, I caught up with Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch”: a movie I managed to miss due to one of my (many!) Covid infections. All of … Read more
No Time to Die (12A): Premium Bond with Craig bowing out in emotional style.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “No Time to Die” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: What a wait it’s been for Bond 25! But Daniel Craig’s last outing as Bond is finally here and I thought it was great! It has all the elements of Bond… but perhaps not as we traditionally know it. … Read more
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Spectre (2015)
Spectre is premium Bond. But it’s not quite the perfect film that the hype of the 5* reviews might suggest. We learn a few new things: some more of the back history of Bond; that switches in Bond cars don’t always work the way you expect; and that Ralph Fiennes really can’t run very elegantly! … Read more