Heat (5*): The Crime Committed was Zero Academy Award Nominations.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Heat” (1995). Michael Mann’s (no relation) heist masterpiece doesn’t disappoint. 5/5.
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Maria (3*): The Unreliable Recollections of a Dying Swan.
One Mann’s Movies FIlm Review of “Maria”. The last days of Maria Callas makes for an imperfect biopic. 3/5.
May December (’15’): Dredging Up the Facts about an Under-age Sex Scandal.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “May December” (2023) (from the London Film Festival). “May December” is the latest from Todd Haynes who directed, for example, “Carol” and “Dark Waters”. This was, again, a film I caught at the London Film Festival, several weeks ahead of its UK release date. (I’m republishing this since the … Read more
Thor: Love and Thunder (12A): Thor Four Flawed.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Thor: Love and Thunder” (2022). So the latest episode of the “Take” movie podcast by Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo generated the most heated discussion I’ve yet seen between the generally polite bickering that goes on between the pair. (You can see it on Youtube here.) Mayo thought “Thor: … Read more
Light Blue Touchpaper & Stand Well Back: Gunpowder at the Movies.
A One Mann’s Movies special. On Bonfire Night, a fun look at the use of gunpowder at the movies on film. With a surprising gunpowder plot fact!