One Mann's Movies Film Review: A Cure for Wellness (2017)

Eels well that ends well. “A Cure for Wellness” is the latest film from Gore Verbinski, who has delivered an entertainingly mixed bag of movie goodies over the years from the original (western) version of “The Ring”through three of the first five “Pirates of the Caribbean” films (for the love of God, please STOP!) to … Read more

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: The Revenant (2016)

I went to see “The Revenant” on the day that it was nominated for 12 Oscars, which certainly sets the expectation that it is going to be good – and it is. But I saw it described by DiCaprio as an “epic arthouse western” and that’s a good description. In the same way that Iñárritu’s … Read more

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: The Great Gatsby (2013)

Adapting F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel seems fraught with danger, as film critics and lovers of the book will sharpen their barbs to fire at any such film sticking its head above the parapet.  Critics it has had a plenty, but Baz Luhrmann’s film is something wondrous to look at.  The recreation of the decadence … Read more