A One Mann’s Movies review of “Colette” (2019). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. Colette is yet another tale of female empowerment: a woman with real talent trying to break out of the gilded cage she finds herself trapped in. The plot This is a true story, set in Paris in the … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Welcome to Marwen” (2019). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. It’s unusual for me to go into a film knowing so little about it: no trailers other than a snippet that showed it was Steve Carell starring and appearing as a plastic figure of himself. That’s … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Mary Poppins Returns” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: U; US: PG. How do you repaint a masterpiece: the Mona Lisa of children’s fantasy cinema? Some would say “You shouldn’t try”. As I’ve said before, Mary Poppins was the first film I saw when it came out (or … Read more
It’s New Year’s Eve! A very Happy 2019 to all followers of One Mann’s Movies. Here’s a video with a list of my personal top 10 films I saw at the cinema during 2018. Enjoy. The video is here: https://youtu.be/8bP8OXAL1ok.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Mortal Engines” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. As comedy goes it’s classic gold! London has been transferred, presumably via a futuristic big-arsed forklift truck of some kind, onto a huge chassis and is now chugging its way across mainland Europe. Needing fuel, it has … Read more