News of the World (12A): No phone-hacking included.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “News of the World” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot summary: Captain Kidd (Tom Hanks) is a war-damaged ex-confederate officer in post Civil War Texas. He makes money by travelling around towns reading out the news from state and national papers. This was pre-internet! On the way he … Read more

Twist (12): You’d be pretty artful if you chose to dodge this turkey.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Twist” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot summary: “Twist” is a loose version of the Oliver Twist story, set in modern day London. Wastrel street artist Oliver (Raff Law) is found by Dodge (Rita Ora) who’s impressed with his parkour escape skills. She brings him under the wing … Read more

Greenland (15): Sanctuary (even if its not a valid country answer on “Pointless”!

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Greenland” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot summary: John Garrity (Gerard Butler) is an engineer, and surprised to receive an invite from the US government to take shelter with his estranged wife Alison (Morena Baccarin) and their diabetic son Nathan (Roger Dale Floyd). It seems the approaching comet … Read more

The Dig (12A): Archaeology With No Fedora Necessary.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Dig” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot summary: It’s 1939, and as World War 2 approaches, widower Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) hires rough and ready excavator Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to dig into one of the ancient earth mounds on her property at the site that will … Read more

One Night in Miami (15): Black power plays from 1964.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The White TigerOne Night in Miami” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot summary: It’s 1964 and 3 friends; the activist Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), the singer Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jnr) and NFL star Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge) are in Miami to watch their mutual friend Cassius Clay … Read more