A One Mann’s Movies review of “Monkey Man” (2024). I was late to the game in getting to watch this one, but was so glad I did. It’s a breathless blast of violent entertainment from beginning to end. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: A young man (Dev Patel), with traumatic childhood memories, has … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Beast” (2022). Idris Elba really doesn’t have much luck with me with his feature films. I think he’s a wonderful actor… but some of his movie vehicles really stink. And “Beast” (not to be confused with the 2017 Jessie Buckley / Johnny Flynn offering) is another one. Bob the … Read more
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
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
Elysium is the follow up film from Neill Blomkamp to his much (and quite rightly) lauded intelligent sci-fi film “District 9”. Many of the themes of that classic – prejudice and segregation – are similarly played out in this film, with the focus this time being on rich and poor and the gulf that separates … Read more