One Mann’s Movies review of Man Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: In “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” it’s a hot summer day in 1927 Chicago. Ma Rainey (Viola Davis) is a soul singer from the deep South in the city to make a recording for Paramount Records. Rainey is a … Read more
So, the 2021 Oscar nominations are out, announced in a broadcast by husband and wife Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra, recently seen in “The White Tiger” – here nominated for a screenplay award. “Mank” leads the nominations by some margin with ten. But, again, its a nicely diverse bunch of nominations, but not quite as … Read more
One Mann’s Movies review of SAS: Red Notice (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: “SAS: Red Notice” sees the UK Prime Minister (Ray Panthaki – channelling a future Rishi Sunak??) being naughty with army guy Clements (Andy Serkis). They’ve been secretly hiring the mercenary group “The Black Swans”. This is a family business … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “I Care a Lot” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: Maria Grayson (Rosamund Pike) and her colleague-cum-lover Fran (Eiza González) are running an extensive con. Through the manipulation of the Boston legal and medical systems, Maria arranges to be appointed the legal guardian for numerous older people. … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “To Olivia” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot summary: Roald Dahl (Hugh Bonneville) is struggling to be a recognized children’s author: his first book, James and Giant Peach, has bombed. But worse is to come as his beloved elder daughter Olivia dies of the measles at the age … Read more