One Mann’s Movies: Films of the Year 2024
#onemannsmovies My personal choice of Top 20 Movies of 2023.
Naomi Ackie
Lady Macbeth (15): One of the great monsters of cinema portrayed by a brilliant Florence Pugh.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Lady Macbeth” (2016). An early Florence Pugh shows why she is not a top star. Brilliant. 5/5
Blink Twice (15): Absolute power corrupts… absolutely in this “Me Too” thriller.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Blink Twice”. A disturbing but utterly engaging Me-Too thriller from Zoe Kravitz. 4/5.
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (12): A long film for a short life.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” (2022). My last film of 2022, “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” is the occasionally uplifting but ultimately sad story of Whitney Houston. In the most blindingly unnecessary example of marketing mansplaining, the film company seemed to see fit to add “Whitney Houston:” as a … Read more
Star Wars – The Rise of Skywalker (12): After 42 years, will it end on a bang or a whimper?
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Star Wars – The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Not perfect, but a stirring and dramatic end to the nine-film main saga. 4/5.