A One Mann’s Movies review of “Irish Wish” (2024). I mean… I could have predicted that “Irish Wish” was going to be a “MISS” with me, almost before it started. A rom-com with Lindsay Lohan; a magical wish-giving Saint Brigid; an American in rural Ireland; directed by the person responsible for Lohan’s “Falling For Christmas”. … Read more
Featuring:– Dr Bob Mann from One Mann’s Movies & film reviewer on BBC Radio Solent;– Scott Forbes from The Forbes Film and TV Review on Facebook;– Emma Sewell from Emma@The Movies; and– The Reverend Andy Godfrey from Konnect Radio and Sorted Magazine. In this busy episode Bob, Scott, Andy and Emma review the following films: We also debrief on the 2024 Oscar … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Imaginary” (2024). “Imaginary”: yet another low-thrills horror film; with more than a few passing similarities to “Poltergeist” and “Insidious: The Red Door” (except “The Colour of the door is RRRRR—OYAL BLUE!”) Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: Jessica (DeWanda Wise) moves back into her old childhood home with … Read more
It’s the Oscars tonight and I’ve been trying to watch all of the Animated Short Films before the awards get given out. Here are my reviews of the films – all but one – that I did get to watch. The nominees: Letter to a Pig Bob the Movie Man Rating(s): Plot Summary: A Holocaust … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Monster” (2023) (from the London Film Festival). Re-publishing this review, since “Monster” will be in cinemas from this coming Friday, March 15th, and also showing as a Cineworld preview screening tomorrow. ====== We head for Japan here, with “Monster”, the latest film by Hirokazu Koreeda, director of “Shoplifters” and … Read more