A One Mann’s Movies review of “Stan & Ollie” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: PG; US: PG. The problem with any comedy double act is that if illness or death get in the way (think Dustin Gee and Les Dennis; or Morecambe and Wise) the wheels can come off for the other partner. … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Beautiful Boy” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. As John Lennon’s lyrics go: “‘Cause it’s a long way to go,A hard row to hoeYes, it’s a long way to go“ And so it proves for young Nic Sheff (TimothĂ©e Chalamet). For – based on a … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. I must be one of the last people to watch this in the cinema, thanks to an irritating bout of sickness and – well – frankly total bloody apathy! For me this is … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Green Book” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. The “Green Book” was a handbook (now, thankfully, out of print) for blacks travelling in the southern states of the US , who want to stay in or dine in places they will be welcomed rather than … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. You’ve gotta love a Scandi-thriller. Well, that was until last year’s hopeless Michael Fassbender vehicle “The Snowman” which devalued the currency better than Brexit has done to the pound! The mother of them all … Read more