Army of Thieves (15): “Did He Just Say Gulp?”

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Army of Thieves” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: I have Covid-19, and am confined to quarters. So time to catch up on some streaming films. New on Netflix is “Army of Thieves”, a quirky prequel, of sorts, to Zac Snyder’s “Army of the Dead“. Plot Summary: Sebastian Schlencht-Wöhnert … Read more

Dune (12A): “He’s Not The Messiah – He’s a Very Naughty Boy!”

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dune” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Certain works of fiction have been labelled with the tag of “unfilmable”, and Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel “Dune” is one of those. It’s full of exposition done as internal monologues – which screams “movie voiceover”. And regular readers will know my hatred … Read more

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (15): Lots of hens… but turkeys would be more appropriate.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: I was not a great fan of the original Venom, although I did find aspects of it to like. Unfortunately, for me, the sequel – “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” – delivered even less. And I found aspects … Read more

The Last Duel (18): Three nuanced perspectives on a winter’s tale.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Last Duel” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: In Ridley Scott’s new movie “The Last Duel” we are in the late 14th century in France. And – apart from in one scene – it appears to be perpetual winter! Plot Summary: Widowed Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon) is … Read more

October Movie Roundup: No Time to Sit At Home.

They used to say about the early cars of Henry Ford that “you can have any colour you like, as long as it’s black”. As a cinephile, this phrase comes to mind as I scan the listings for my local cinemas for October movies: “You can have any film you like, as long as it’s … Read more