Ryan Gosling

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: The Nice Guys (2016)

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A raucous buddy comedy… and stuff. I’m sure this film is going to divide audiences, in the same way that “Kingsman” did.   It’s 1977 Los Angeles.  Star Wars has premiered.  Disco is in full swing.  And porn star Misty Mountains has just died (spectacularly).  It’s pretty disturbing then that dodgy licensed private investigator Holland … Read more

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: The Big Short (2016)

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The Big Short is not an easy film to watch on a number of levels. At a basic level, and speaking as a pretty well-educated film-goer, it requires quite considerable concentration to keep up with the financial jargon thrown at you. At a sociological level, the fraud and corruption that were endemic within the venerable … Read more