Insidious: The Red Door (15): A sub-par variation on “Poltergeist”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Insidious: The Red Door” (2023). I can’t claim to be an expert on the Insidious series of films. I think I might have seen the first couple. But they were released before I started doing these reviews, so my thoughts on them are lost in the mists of time. … Read more

Chevalier (12): A treat from the first ‘violin-off’.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Chevalier” (2023). I missed “Chevalier” at the cinema, but my friends on our “Flickering Dreams” podcast raved about it. Perhaps it lost some of the spectacle, but even on my little seat-back BA economy screen, I could appreciate it was a class act. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot … Read more

Inside (15): Finding Nemo in a lockdown mess.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Inside” (2023). The Covid crisis generated the production of a lot of ‘lockdown movies’: movies featuring a very limited, and often solo, cast to minimise the risks involved. And I thought we’d have seen the release of all of those by now. But “Inside” has all of those characteristics. … Read more

“Flickering Dreams” Ep. 21: Reviews of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny & Asteroid City plus the featured director is Wes Anderson.

In Episode 21 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by Andy Godfrey of Sorted Magazine and Konnect Radio, Emma Sewell of Emma@TheMovies on Twitter and Scott Forbes of the Forbes Film & TV Reviews (https://www.facebook.com/theforbesfilmreview). In this episode Bob, Scott, Emma and Andy review the following films: And in the next part of our regular feature, … Read more

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (PG): And the Oscar for Animation goes to…

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (2023). I was on holiday when “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” came out a few weeks ago, but given all the rave reviews I was keen not to miss this on the big screen. And so – with a private viewing in the new Everyman Salisbury … Read more