Summer Blockbuster time What woeful weather for August! But at least it doesn’t make you feel so bad at turning your back on the sunshine to disappear into a darkened cinema. And – for once – there is quite a decent crop of summer blockbusters to enjoy. Here’s my pick of the current selections you … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Free Guy” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: I managed to see “Free Guy” last night at a Cineworld “Secret Cinema” event. I’ve seen on Twitter that there are several very cross people since it is due out in only 2 days and they’d already booked their tickets, with … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Army of the Dead” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: I’m a bit late to the party on this one. I’ve only just got round to watching the rest of “Army of the Dead” on Netflix. As a Zack Snyder feature, it needed two sittings! L’Oreal. Because you’re worth … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Suicide Squad” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: What a difference a “The” makes! The original “Suicide Squad” from 2016 was a botched and lacklustre affair, getting just 2.5 stars from me. James Gunn’s semi-reboot is hyper-violent, overlong, totally ludicrous but a whole bunch of fun. One of … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Stillwater” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: A degree of controversy surrounds “Stillwater” since director Tom McCarthy has admitted that inspiration for the movie came from the murder trial, imprisonment and then release of the accused American Amanda Knox. Knox recently made a dramatic tweet objecting to the film … Read more