A One Mann’s Movies review of “Plane” (2023). I mean, I’ll give “Plane” this: you know what you’re going to get with a Gerard Butler movie. It’s a bit like any recent Liam Neeson film. This is a pretty standard actioner wrapped into an airline disaster film. “Surely, you can’t be serious?”. “I am serious … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Fabelmans” (2023). Of all the films of this awards season, “The Fabelmans” is the one I was most looking forward to. And although I have one or two minor quibbles, it really is a magical piece of Spielberg. Note: there is a lovely prologue to the film, featuring … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Whale” (2023). So, how’s your New Year ‘get fit’ resolution going? With my weekly circuit training, pilates and dance fitness class, my abs are killing me! The alternative though, when taken to extreme, is to head down the route that Brendan Fraser’s character Charlie has followed in “The … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Argentina, 1985” (2022). So, with the Oscar nominations out, the mission has begun to try to fill in as many of the ‘gaps’ in my personal BAFTA and Oscar lists. And “Argentina, 1985”, nominated in both awards for “Best International Film” and a winner at the Golden Globes, is … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Babylon” (2023). I’ve been a big fan of Damien Chazelle’s output. Whiplash (5*), 10 Cloverfield Lane (at least until the last 10 minutes! 3.5*), First Man (5*) and of course La La Land (5*)… the Oscar film that never was! Now, here’s comes his 5th film, “Babylon”. And what … Read more