Blithe Spirit (12): A fun and frivolous lockdown treat.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Blithe Spirit” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: “Blithe Spirit” Plot summary: Charles Condomine (Dan Stevens) is a well-known crime writer working on his first screenplay. His wife Ruth (Isla Fisher) is the daughter of a studio boss commissioning the work. But he has writer’s block – – principally … Read more

Pieces of a Woman (15): delivering with cushion biting tension.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Pieces of a Woman” (2020). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: “Pieces of a Woman” Plot summary: “Pieces of a Woman” tells the story of a home birth that goes horribly wrong. It follows the different forms of grief that are followed by Martha (Vanessa Kirby), her husband Sean (Shia … Read more

The Invisible Man (18): Have you seen it?

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Invisible Man”: a tense albeit wildly implausible tale, but highly entertaining. 4/5.

The Personal History of David Copperfield (PG): A surprising departure by Iannucci.

A One Mann’s Movies review of The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: So, as a part of the latest lockdown, I’m trying to revisit some of the movies I missed at the cinema during 2020. And “The Personal History of David Copperfield” is a case in point, released in … Read more

Soul (PG): Pixar at its most cerebral.

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One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Soul”: a Pixar classic, more for adults than children, covering life, death and “the great before”. A gorgeous effort: great to look and listen to, but which left me slightly unmoved. 4.5/5.