A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Kitchen” (2024). After deploring the Netflix sausage-machine for churning out art-free films like “Lift“, here comes a fine offering to help defend the streaming-giant’s choices. “The Kitchen” closed the London Film Festival last year and is the directorial debut of actor and former BAFTA Rising Star Daniel … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Talk to Me” (2023). I saw “Talk To Me” as a Cineworld Secret Cinema preview earlier in the week and it was preceded by an exhuberent and very loud “THANK YOU FOR COMING TO SEE OUR FILM!!!!” intro by the two youthful directors, Danny and Michael Philippou. (“Oh God, … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (2023). I was on holiday when “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” came out a few weeks ago, but given all the rave reviews I was keen not to miss this on the big screen. And so – with a private viewing in the new Everyman Salisbury … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Nope” (2022). As I’ve probably revealed before, Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (the original cut) is my personal favourite film of all time. Perfectly blending drama, mystery and special effects to create a compelling and breathtaking story. I was also impressed by Jordan Peele’s “Get Out“. So … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Judas and the Black Messiah” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: The ‘Judas’ in “Judas and the Black Messiah” is Bill O’Neil (LaKeith Stanfield). He works as an informer for FBI man Mitchell (Jesse Plemons), who has him over a barrel for impersonating an FBI officer. Fred … Read more