Widow Clicquot (15): Bubbles with potential but struggles to be a great vintage.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Widow Cliquot”. A beautifully shot story of the origin of a Champagne brand. 3.5/5.
Sam Riley
Firebrand (15): Getting One Over Parr.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Firebrand” with Jude Law as Henry VIII and Alicia Vikander as Catherine Parr. Revoltingly engaging. 3.5/5
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Free Fire (2017)
A movie with more than a whiff of cordite about it. As I write this, I’m really struggling to evaluate whether the latest film of Ben Wheatley (“High Rise”) is a masterpiece or just pulp trash. It’s certainly a brave and highly distinctive venture, with that you can’t argue. Set in Boston in 1978, an arms … Read more
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Maleficent (2014)
I’m always a sucker for a good story, and you have to admit that – at their hearts – some of the fairy tales are corkers. Sleeping Beauty is a case in point. Tension, narrative drive, good vs evil and – thanks to writers Jack Lawrence and Sammy Fain – a gloriously memorable Disney song … Read more