Miss Congeniality (4*): Happy Miss Congeniality Day (With Your Light Jacket On)!

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Miss Congeniality”. (2000, 4*, 12A). It’s the 25th April which is of course Miss Congeniality day! And if you need that explaining, you need to watch this movie, particularly if you’ve never seen it before…. for it is a comedy delight showing off the very best of Sandra Bullock’s … Read more

Book Club: The Next Chapter (12): Dull and wooden Italian Job.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Book Club: The Next Chapter” (2023). (As sponsored by the Italian Tourist Board and “those nice people” at Lufthansa!) It’s 5 years since the first “Book Club” film came out and one of the blessings, given the ages of the four stars – totalling 309 years!- is that they … Read more

Book Club (12): A book club without a spine.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Book Club” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. Let’s be clear before we start;  I am NOT in the demographic that this film is aimed at.  And judging from the general reactions of the cinema audience I shared this with – 90%+ of who were … Read more