The Night of the 12th (15): “Good vs evil with a wonky printer”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Night of the 12th” (2023). Original title: La nuit du 12 “The Night of the 12th”, a French language police drama, is a class act set against one of the most scenic backdrops you will see at the movies this year. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: … Read more

Renfield (15): Ready to get your teeth into a gory horror/comedy?

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Renfield” (2023). I love Nicholas Hoult. From “Mad Max: Fury Road” through “The Favourite” and TVs tonally-similar “The Great” to his terrific turn in last year’s “The Menu“. He can do little wrong in my eyes. So teaming him with Nicolas Cage as Dracula in a horror/comedy seemed a … Read more

Assassin Club (15): Like something in the film, a bit of a damp squib.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Assassin Club” (2023). We seem to have a slew of films about global assassination groups this month. From “John Wick Chapter 4” through “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre” to now “Assassin Club”. While this tries to go for the glossy trappings of those first two films, this one looks … Read more

On a Wing and a Prayer (PG): “This is bad. This is really really bad”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “On a Wing and a Prayer” (2023). Available on Amazon Prime as an “Amazon Original” is “On a Wing and a Prayer”. It looks like it lucked out in the meeting where they were handing out budgets. For, as Buggy (Trayce Malachi), one of the utterly disposable kids in … Read more

“Flickering Dreams” Episode 10: with reviews of 10 new films

In Episode 10 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by Scott Forbes of the Forbes Film and TV Review. In this episode we review a whole load of films currently in cinemas or streaming: As always, this and all other episodes of “Flickering Dreams” are available at the Flickering Dreams web site and it’s also available … Read more