The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (PG): A stone cold classic from Peter Jackson.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring”. The 5* classic still wows on the big screen. 5/5.
Cate Blanchett
Eileen (’15’): Two Parts Thomasin Perfection to One Part Bat-shit Crazy.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Eileen” (2023) (from the London Film Festival). (I’m republishing this review – first published on October 6th – since “Eileen” is now showing in UK cinemas). Arrghh! You know that on One Mann’s Movies I very very rarely use my 5* rating. For about the first two-thirds of this … Read more
To Leslie (15): “Rode hard and hung up wet”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “To Leslie” (2022). I have got sooooo near to finishing the complete watch-list of all of the movies included in nominations for this year’s Oscars. I was just 4 feature film, 1 feature documentary and 1 live action short from completing the sweep. So, with just over 24 hours … Read more
Tár (15): A Maestro conducting herself poorly.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Tár” (2023). With Cate Blanchett having already won the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards for Best Actress, there’s no doubt that her performance in Tár is odds-on favourite to pick up both the BAFTA and the Oscar. But Todd Field’s movie goes well beyond just this one performance, … Read more
Nightmare Alley (15): The Greatest Showman’s Big Sleep.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Nightmare Alley” (2022). Another new movie that should be getting some Oscar attention: Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley”: the remake of a 1947 film noir starring Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell. Will it get the same buzz as his Oscar-winning “The Shape of Water“? Bob the Movie Man Rating: … Read more