Zack Snyder’s Justice League (15): Does Lipstick on the Pig Work?

One Mann’s Movies review of Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: In Zack Snyder’s much-discussed director’s cut of “Justice League”, Superman (Henry Cavill) is dead (post the events of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice“) and a grieving Lois Lane (Amy Adams) can’t move on. Even Martha Kent (Diane … Read more

Six Minutes to Midnight (12): A 39-Steps-esque thriller, but not quite pulling it off.

One Mann’s Movies review of Six Minutes to Midnight (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: In “Six Minutes to Midnight”, it’s the summer of 1939 (so we are in a parallel time-flow here with the events of “The Dig“). A private girl’s school – the Augusta Victoria College in Bexhill-on-Sea – is run … Read more

Roe v. Wade (NR): “There’s a fortune in abortion”.

One Mann’s Movies review of Roe v. Wade (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: Roe v Wade was a controversial vote by the US Supreme Court in 1973 over whether abortion should be legalized across the US, following its earlier legalization in New York state. Following an early personal tragedy, Dr. Bernard Nathanson … Read more

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (15): “1, 2, You know what to do”.

One Mann’s Movies review of Man Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: In “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” it’s a hot summer day in 1927 Chicago. Ma Rainey (Viola Davis) is a soul singer from the deep South in the city to make a recording for Paramount Records. Rainey is a … Read more

SAS: Red Notice (15): Another Sky Original duffer

One Mann’s Movies review of SAS: Red Notice (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: “SAS: Red Notice” sees the UK Prime Minister (Ray Panthaki – channelling a future Rishi Sunak??) being naughty with army guy Clements (Andy Serkis). They’ve been secretly hiring the mercenary group “The Black Swans”. This is a family business … Read more