The Oscar 2021 Nominations

So, the 2021 Oscar nominations are out, announced in a broadcast by husband and wife Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra, recently seen in “The White Tiger” – here nominated for a screenplay award. “Mank” leads the nominations by some margin with ten. But, again, its a nicely diverse bunch of nominations, but not quite as … Read more

SAS: Red Notice (15): Another Sky Original duffer

One Mann’s Movies review of SAS: Red Notice (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: “SAS: Red Notice” sees the UK Prime Minister (Ray Panthaki – channelling a future Rishi Sunak??) being naughty with army guy Clements (Andy Serkis). They’ve been secretly hiring the mercenary group “The Black Swans”. This is a family business … Read more

I Care a Lot (15): An inky black comedy thriller.

Maria in sunglasses

A One Mann’s Movies review of “I Care a Lot” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: Maria Grayson (Rosamund Pike) and her colleague-cum-lover Fran (Eiza González) are running an extensive con. Through the manipulation of the Boston legal and medical systems, Maria arranges to be appointed the legal guardian for numerous older people. … Read more

To Olivia (12): Not Roalding with the punches.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “To Olivia” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot summary: Roald Dahl (Hugh Bonneville) is struggling to be a recognized children’s author: his first book, James and Giant Peach, has bombed. But worse is to come as his beloved elder daughter Olivia dies of the measles at the age … Read more

News of the World (12A): No phone-hacking included.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “News of the World” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot summary: Captain Kidd (Tom Hanks) is a war-damaged ex-confederate officer in post Civil War Texas. He makes money by travelling around towns reading out the news from state and national papers. This was pre-internet! On the way he … Read more