A One Mann’s Movies review of “Eileen” (2023) (from the London Film Festival). (I’m republishing this review – first published on October 6th – since “Eileen” is now showing in UK cinemas). Arrghh! You know that on One Mann’s Movies I very very rarely use my 5* rating. For about the first two-thirds of this … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ocean’s 8” (2018). The female empowerment #SheToo implications of the title are clearly writ large for this movie! The answer of course…. is a major spoiler, so we won’t go there. Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock, “Gravity“), the previously unreferenced sister … Read more
Bob Mann (the movie man) runs through his top 10 films of 2017.
A Marvel-ous Indie Movie Well!! I’ve been really surprised (in a good way) by two films this year, and both have involved monsters (the first being “A Monster Calls” back in January). It’s really difficult to categorise “Colossal” – imdb classes it as a “Comedy, Action, Drama”. Comedy? Yes, but it’s a very dark comedy … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Interstellar” (2014). (Restructured following a 2024 re-release watch at the cinema.) Wowser! “Interstellar”, Christopher Nolan’s new film, was presaged with such marketing hype that I went in with pretty low and cynical expectations. But I was frankly blown away with it. Just about everyone raves about Christopher Nolan’s … Read more