Conclave (12A): Existing Between The World’s Certainties.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Conclave”. A stunning film from Edward Berger based on the Robert Harris page-turner. Simply brilliant. 5/5.
Aaron Sorkin
Argentina, 1985 (15): Gripping Courtroom drama, on getting justice for “The Missing”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Argentina, 1985” (2022). So, with the Oscar nominations out, the mission has begun to try to fill in as many of the ‘gaps’ in my personal BAFTA and Oscar lists. And “Argentina, 1985”, nominated in both awards for “Best International Film” and a winner at the Golden Globes, is … Read more
She Said (15): Sex and the Casting Couch.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “She Said” (2022). “She Said” is a movie in the great tradition of films about investigative journalism, so has many similarities with “The Post“, “Spotlight” and (my own personal favourite) “All the President’s Men”. Bob the Movie Man Rating(s): Plot Summary: Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) is a tenacious investigative … Read more
Being the Ricardos (15): “Don’t F*** with the Cuban”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Being the Ricardos” (2021). So, as we drive relentlessly towards the Oscars on March 27th, I’m trying to fill in my gaps in the nominations lists. And “Being the Ricardos” is up for three of the acting awards: Best Actor (Javier Bardem); Best Actress (Nicole Kidman) and Best Supporting … Read more
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 over whether abortion should be legalized across the US, following its earlier legalization in New York state. Following an early personal tragedy, Dr. Bernard Nathanson … Read more