Judas and the Black Messiah (15): “War is Politics with bloodshed”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Judas and the Black Messiah” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: The ‘Judas’ in “Judas and the Black Messiah” is Bill O’Neil…
Hillbilly Elegy (15): General shouting and a glowering Glenn Close.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Hillbilly Elegy” (2020). Bob the Movie Man Rating: I missed Ron Howard’s “Hillbilly Elegy” when it came out at the end of last year,…
Promising Young Woman (15): Emerald Fennell delivers a real ‘page turner’ of a movie
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Promising Young Woman” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: “Promising Young Woman” sees Cassie (Carrie Mulligan) out to wage war on predatory…
The United States vs Billie Holiday (15): “Strange fruit hangin’ from the poplar trees”
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The United States vs Billie Holiday” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: It’s the late 40’s in the US. We follow the…
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…