A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Power of the Dog” (2021). I’ve been late to the party in watching the Netflix movie “The Power of the Dog”: partly due to me catching up on my post-Covid-lockdown cinema-going and partly because… frankly… it really didn’t much appeal to me. The only clip I saw was … Read more
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
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Parallel Mothers” (Madres Paralelas) (2022). Bob the Movie Man Rating: PenĂ©lope Cruz has appeared in 7 of Pedro Almodovar’s last 11 films. So the term “muse” most definitely applies. Given her performance in “Parallel Mothers”, it won’t be her last either. The movie is in Spanish with English subtitles… … Read more
My personal choice of Top 10 Movies of 2021 in video form here – https://youtu.be/oKmM1vhRD5c. Includes at the start of the video my “2021 Movie Montage” of all the movies I’ve watched (and rated) during the last year. For an index to the original reviews of the movies mentioned, see here. (For those who like … Read more
Well, I came back from a short holiday with Covid-19. And I have to say, it’s not been pleasant at all, even with my double jabs. The result is that what with my holiday and then my 10 days of self-isolation, November movies at the cinema have been pretty much off-limits to me. Current Releases … Read more