A One Mann’s Movies review of “Last Night in Soho” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: A young 21st-century teen walks in her nightclothes down a darkened alley emerging into a bustling 60’s Soho street across from a theatre showing “Thunderball”. She enters the Cafe de Paris with a reflection mimicking her actions but showing … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Army of Thieves” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: I have Covid-19, and am confined to quarters. So time to catch up on some streaming films. New on Netflix is “Army of Thieves”, a quirky prequel, of sorts, to Zac Snyder’s “Army of the Dead“. Plot Summary: Sebastian Schlencht-Wöhnert … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dune” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Certain works of fiction have been labelled with the tag of “unfilmable”, and Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel “Dune” is one of those. It’s full of exposition done as internal monologues – which screams “movie voiceover”. And regular readers will know my hatred … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: I was not a great fan of the original Venom, although I did find aspects of it to like. Unfortunately, for me, the sequel – “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” – delivered even less. And I found aspects … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Last Duel” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: In Ridley Scott’s new movie “The Last Duel” we are in the late 14th century in France. And – apart from in one scene – it appears to be perpetual winter! Plot Summary: Widowed Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon) is … Read more