A One Mann’s Movies review of “The United States vs Billie Holiday” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: It’s the late 40’s in the US. We follow the distressing story of Billie Holiday (Andra Day) through her period of fame and drug addiction, while constantly pursued by Harry Anslinger (Garrett Hedlund) of the … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Palm Springs” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: Nyles (Andy Samberg) is reliving the same day over and over again at a wedding in Palm Springs. Suddenly joining him in the loop is fellow wedding guest Sarah (Cristin Milioti). The no-hoper man has given up trying to … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Sound of Metal” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: In “Sound of Metal”, drummer Ruben (Riz Ahmed) and singer Lou (Olivia Cooke) are members of a two-piece heavy metal band – “Blackgammon” – touring in the southern US in their RV. Both are recovering addicts. When Ruben … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Mauritanian” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: BAFTA nominated but Oscar ignored It’s perhaps not terribly surprising that “The Mauritanian” has been nominated for a bunch of BAFTAs at this weekend’s event (Best Film, Best British Film, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Cinematography), but not a … Read more
So, lockdown viewing has led me to boldly return to the Star Trek movies to re-evaluate and rank them all. Set phasars to stun! Just to nail my Trek credentials to the mast. I was a child of the 60’s, so the original series was formative in my love of science fiction. The starship/planet effects … Read more