One Mann’s Movies: Films of the Year 2024
#onemannsmovies My personal choice of Top 20 Movies of 2023.
M. Night Shyamalan
Smile 2 (18): A Sequel That Well Surpasses the Original.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Smile 2”. One of the best gory horror’s of the year in my book. Naomi Scott is superb. 4/5.
Trap (15): A Shymalan-family Vanity Project and a Big Disappointment.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Trap”. A nice Shymanlan premise veers into third-reel stupidity. 2/5.
Knock at the Cabin (15): Is this Mass delusion or the real End of Days?
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Knock at the Cabin” (2023). I well remember an argument at a works Christmas party many years ago. The (ludicrous) proposition was that if you could save everyone else in the world at the cost of sacrificing your child, would you do it? The two combatents on each side … Read more
Nope (15): Monkey-Business in the Clouds that feels distinctly sub-Spielberg.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Nope” (2022). As I’ve probably revealed before, Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (the original cut) is my personal favourite film of all time. Perfectly blending drama, mystery and special effects to create a compelling and breathtaking story. I was also impressed by Jordan Peele’s “Get Out“. So … Read more