I Came By (15): A clever British thriller with some dark twists .

A One Mann’s Movies review of “I Came By” (2022). “I Came By”, currently showing on Netflix, is a pretty enjoyable dark thriller and well worth a watch. Bob the Movie Man Rating(s): Plot Summary: Toby Nealey (George MacKay) and Jay Agassi (Percelle Ascott) are anarchist taggers who delight in entering the houses of the … Read more

The Forgiven (18): Trilobite by Jury.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Forgiven” (2022). Given the run of generally dodgy films that have been coming out recently in this arse-end of the summer season, “The Forgiven” dipped into cinemas for what seemed like a single week and then was gone again. But unlike some of those other movies, this was … Read more

See How They Run (12): Like Leo Kopernick, it’s frustratingly lifeless.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “See How They Run” (2022). Being a big fan of “Knives Out“, I was looking forward to “See How They Run” as a comedy whodunnit. But ultimately, I came out disappointed from this one. It’s “OK”… but I thought that it was no better than “OK”. Bob the Movie … Read more

The Gray Man (15): “Just Another Thursday”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Gray Man” (2022). I mean, obviously “The Gray Man” should be “The Grey Man”. I despair that we will ever teach our American brethren to spell right! Now showing on Netflix, the company managed to throw $200 million at producing this. And (a bit like the equally glossy … Read more

Three Thousand Years of Longing (15): Another Djinn with a crick in the neck.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Three Thousand Years of Longing” (2022). It’s been 7 years since George Miller released the excellent “Mad Max: Fury Road“, but he’s sneaked “Three Thousand Years of Longing” out before his upcoming revisits to the “Mad Max” world. I was really looking forward to this curiosity – an adult … Read more