A One Mann’s Movies review of “King of Thieves” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. What a cast! Micheal Caine; Jim Broadbent; Tom Courtenay; Michael Gambon; Ray Winstone; Paul Whitehouse…. Just one look at the poster and you think yes, Yes, YES! But would this be a case where my expectations … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Children Act” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: R. Given my last review was for “The Equalizer 2“, where Denzel was judge, jury and executioner, it’s a nice seque that this film follows the life of a senior judge in London’s Law Courts: trying to … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Equalizer 2” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 18; US: R. There’s something really satisfying about seeing our ‘hero’ Robert McCall giving bad ‘uns a bloody nose (and far worse) as immediate punishment for a crime committed. My parent’s pre-war generation would wax lyrical about the days … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Searching” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. There have been many movies that have featured computing and, more specifically, social media at their heart. Some these have used the device of the view “from the screen”: 2016’s entertaining “Nerve” had elements of this, with the … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Darkest Minds” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. So, there was a decision to be made again last night, but one made from a pretty mediocre movie line-up… this flick or Statham in the truly dreadful-looking “The Meg”. (You can really tell we are … Read more