A One Mann’s Movies review of “Project Hail Mary”. (2026, 3.5*, 12A). One of the first big blockbuster movies of the year, “Project Hail Mary” has the likeable presence of Ryan Gosling, is filmed from a much-loved novel by Andy Weir (my son George’s absolute favourite novel) and a Science-Fiction theme. So why wasn’t I … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Bad Times at the El Royale” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. Imagine a ménage à trois of Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock and Quentin Tarantino at the Overlook Hotel with a banging 60’s soundtrack. Got that unpleasant vision in your mind? Good! You’re halfway there … Read more
When I was a 10-year old kid my favourite TV programme was Gerry Anderson’s U.F.O. and my favourite EVER episode of that was one called “Survival”. In it, Colonel Paul Foster (the late Michael ‘nearly Bond’ Billington) was stranded believed dead on the moon a hundred miles from Moonbase with diminishing oxygen supplies and with the … Read more