A One Mann’s Movies review of “One Battle After Another” (2025, 4*, 15). Paul Thomas Anderson has followed up “Licorice Pizza” from 2021 with this very different action comedy-thriller. I described “Licorice Pizza” as “Like going downhill on an out-of-control toboggan” and I could use the identical title for this film! Because it is totally … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” (2024). There are films that make me love cinema. And then again, there are films that make me despair for cinema. Guess which category “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” falls into? Even the title is nonsensical…. what is it supposed to even … Read more
#onemannsmovies My personal choice of Top 20 Movies of 2023.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Killers of the Flower Moon” (2023) (from the London Film Festival). OK, so here comes one of the BIG Oscar hopefuls. “Killers of the Flower Moon” is a bladder-testing three and a half hours, but is magnificant: a widescreen $200 million epic that truly deserves to be seen on … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Beast” (2022). Idris Elba really doesn’t have much luck with me with his feature films. I think he’s a wonderful actor… but some of his movie vehicles really stink. And “Beast” (not to be confused with the 2017 Jessie Buckley / Johnny Flynn offering) is another one. Bob the … Read more