The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (12): “Contented with little, wishing for more”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: TV-14. Here’s a curious little British film that has some merit, both as an entertainment vehicle and as a history lesson.  Set in a split-timeline between 1941 and 1946, the film tells … Read more

Avengers: Infinity War (12): 14,000,605:1 …. or perhaps 50:50!

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Avengers: Infinity War” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. So, it’s been a week of full-on work and family commitments…. which means it’s also been a week of ducking and dodging of film reviews in case of spoilers! (Actually, all my favourite bloggers have been … Read more

Call Me By Your Name (15): Of lazy Italian summer nights.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Call Me By Your Name” (2017). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. It took me two sittings on different transatlantic flights to get through Luca Guadagnino’s much vaunted coming of age film. And I accept that this piecemeal approach might not have enhanced my opinion of … Read more

All the Money in the World (15): The old Spacey/Plummer switcheroo.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “All the Money in the World” (2017). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. The big talking point of this Ridley Scott film is not of course the film itself but the fact that the disgraced Kevin Spacey (“Baby Driver“) was ‘airbrushed’ out of the movie, replaced … Read more

Ghost Stories (15): In that sleep of death, what dreams may come.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ghost Stories” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: NR. “Ghost Stories” is based on the spooky London West-End stage play by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman who both write and direct the film version. I didn’t know this until the end credits, but began to wonder in … Read more