political – Richard Mann Author

Movie ****+ Woman at War (2019)

rmann March 31, 2019 April 2, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Exceptional Icelandic story of individualism fighting corporate values relentlessly shaping a short-term future away from long-term human desires.

Movie ***** They Shall Not Grow Old (2019)

rmann February 6, 2019 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

xceptional restoration of actual World War I footage using the actual participants in a way no actor could duplicate. As interesting as the restored footage is the 30 min follow-on piece about the decisions used in the restoration and the painstaking efforts to ‘get it right’.

Movie ****+ Vice (2018)

rmann December 31, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Psudeo-documentary of Dick Cheney political career and his role in the Iraq war.

Movie ****+ Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

rmann December 29, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Excellent addition to the Star Wars films. More story and character interest than other performances and history.

Movie ***** The Favorite (2018)

rmann December 11, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Fascinating sexual history of Queen Anne.

Movie ***** RGB (2018)

rmann June 23, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Fantastic documentary of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s rise to the Supreme Court while fighting gender discrimination.

Book – ****+ Red Sparrow (2013)

rmann April 20, 2018 May 26, 2018Movie and Book Reviews 0

Jason Matthews top-notch spy thriller of Russian and American operatives recruiting each other under the watchful eyes of their KGB and CIA bosses. The damaged Russian ballerina of the title was particularly well drawn as the main protagonist.

Movie ****+ Red Sparrow (2018)

rmann March 31, 2018 May 27, 2018Movie and Book Reviews 0

Very good adaptation of the book. I even believed in Jennifer Lawrence as a prima ballerina. Difficult subject matter was handled better than in most such films.

Movie ****+ The Oscar-nominated Short Films 2018: Live Action (2018)

rmann January 28, 2018 May 27, 2018Movie and Book Reviews 0

Excellent collection of short films. All these films were worth watching, but although The Silent Child won, my favorite was Watu Wote/All of Us which showed the crippling effects of religious intolerance and the simple power of people bonding with each other in spite of their different backgrounds and surroundings.

Book – The Swimmer (2005)

rmann March 24, 2017 March 23, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Book – **** Swedish thriller by Joakim Zander that paints that paints a realistic tale of power brokers and the lengths they will go to control their secrets. A fast-paced quick read.

Tag Archives: political

Movie ****+ Woman at War (2019)

Movie ***** They Shall Not Grow Old (2019)

Movie ****+ Vice (2018)

Movie ****+ Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

Movie ***** The Favorite (2018)

Movie ***** RGB (2018)

Book – ****+ Red Sparrow (2013)

Movie ****+ Red Sparrow (2018)

Movie ****+ The Oscar-nominated Short Films 2018: Live Action (2018)

Book – The Swimmer (2005)

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