One Mann’s Movies Film Review: The Double (2014)

The Double is the latest film from UK funny man Richard Ayoade (“Submarine”), and what an utterly depressing tale it is.   Set in a dystopian world (future?  past?  it’s hard to say) where work seems pointless and suicide is commonplace, Jesse Eisenberg plays Simon, a timid everyman working to the best of his limited ability … Read more

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Stoker (2013)

OK – so if you like your movies dark, then this one is definitely for you.  I went into this in the blissful position of not knowing a thing about it…. given the title I had assumed somehow that it might have some loose connotations to the Dracula author or something.  But no (the title, … Read more