Palm Springs (15): Did Anyone Order Groundhog for two?
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Palm Springs” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: Nyles (Andy Samberg) is reliving the same day over and over again at a…
Sound of Metal (15): Don’t ignore that ear-bud volume warning on your phone kids!
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Sound of Metal” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: In “Sound of Metal”, drummer Ruben (Riz Ahmed) and singer Lou (Olivia Cooke)…
The BAFTA 2021 Award Ceremony (Part 2)
Part 2 of the BAFTA award ceremony took place this evening, hosted by “Mr Suave” Dermot O’Leary and Edith Bowman: someone who actually knows about film!! 🙂 And tonight had…
The BAFTA 2021 Award Ceremony (Part 1)
So, tonight we had the first part of the BAFTA award ceremony, covering more of the technical awards. A nice all female panel, led by Clara Ambo, made for an…
The Mauritanian (15): America, are you squirming with embarrassment?
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Mauritanian” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: BAFTA nominated but Oscar ignored It’s perhaps not terribly surprising that “The Mauritanian” has been nominated…
Boldy Going Back to the Trekverse: The Star Trek Movies Revisited
So, lockdown viewing has led me to boldly return to the Star Trek movies to re-evaluate and rank them all. Set phasars to stun! Just to nail my Trek credentials…
Zack Snyder’s Justice League (15): Does Lipstick on the Pig Work?
One Mann’s Movies review of Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: In Zack Snyder’s much-discussed director’s cut of “Justice League”, Superman (Henry Cavill) is…
Six Minutes to Midnight (12): A 39-Steps-esque thriller, but not quite pulling it off.
One Mann’s Movies review of Six Minutes to Midnight (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: In “Six Minutes to Midnight”, it’s the summer of 1939 (so we are…
Roe v. Wade (NR): “There’s a fortune in abortion”.
One Mann’s Movies review of Roe v. Wade (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: Roe v Wade was a controversial vote by the US Supreme Court in 1973…
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (15): “1, 2, You know what to do”.
One Mann’s Movies review of Man Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: In “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” it’s a hot summer day in 1927 Chicago.…