A One Mann’s Movies review of “Beau is Afraid” (2023). The latest Ari Aster film, “Beau is Afraid”, is without doubt a challenging watch. And not only because it is a 3 hour film. It is, to excuse my French, a complete mind-fuck. A study of paranoia and mental health that veers from terror to … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Late Night” (2019). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. Emma Thompson‘s latest film – Late Night – sees her as Katherine Newbury – a fictional long-standing British late night talk-show host on a US network. The similarities with James Corden (aside from the sex and the really … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Beautiful Boy” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. As John Lennon’s lyrics go: “‘Cause it’s a long way to go,A hard row to hoeYes, it’s a long way to go“ And so it proves for young Nic Sheff (Timothée Chalamet). For – based on a … Read more
Great poster. So-so film. “Saving the World Takes a Little Hart and a Big Johnson”. I doubt I have ever passed a film poster before and dissolved into paroxysms of mirth, so this film at least wins one award with me. The story is pretty inconsequential, and used as a framework to build set pieces … Read more