A One Mann’s Movies review of “I, Tonya” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: “I, Tonya” Review: Man, I personally found “I, Tonya” to be an exceedingly uncomfortable watch. It’s cleverly filmed as a pseudo-documentary, featuring re-enactments of the real-life interviews of most of the participants in this true-life drama. I recently bitterly criticised … Read more
Just in the nick of time! Here are my predictions for tonight’s British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards, hosted in London by Joanna Lumley. Films I haven’t yet seen are marked in red below, so I can’t really comment on them. Can I get it out of my system? :traditional_annual_whinge Why can we … Read more
Will Win / Should Win / DID Win It’s time for “the big one” again.  The Oscars will be awarded again on Sunday February 26th in LA (LA Land). Hosting the proceedings this time is Jimmy Kimmel (the one who isn’t Jimmy Fallon) in a debut compering role, and I predict he should … Read more
“Sometimes a blind pig finds a truffle”. One of the joys (and stresses) of the run up to the Oscar weekend is to try to catch all the major award films before the big event. As I bitched about in my BAFTA write-up, UK release dates do NOT make this an easy task, with some … Read more
The Last Post. In “Fences” Denzel Washington plays Troy – a bitter, self-centred and selfish man in his mid-fifties who loves the sound of his own voice. They say “empty vessels make the most noise” and here is a case in point. Set in the early fifties, race plays a strong card in every aspect … Read more