A One Mann’s Movies review of “First Man” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. A memorable event I am a child of the 60’s, born in 1961. The “Space Race” for me was not some historical concept but a pervasive backdrop to my childhood. I still recall, at the age of 8, … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Venom” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: PG-13. After all the terrible reviews of this movie (“The Times” reviewer described it as “excreble” which is harsh indeed) I was steeling myself to reach for my 1* rating. I was happy to find that it wasn’t quite … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Hate U Give” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. I saw this as part of a “Secret Cinema” event by Cineworld cinemas in the UK. That’s where you go to see a pre-release movie without knowing what it is going to be. It’s an … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “A Star is Born” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. It’s unusual for the illustrious Mrs. Movie-Man and I to disagree over our opinion of a movie. Sure, she doesn’t like some genres like horror and sci-fi that I do, and I will often go … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “A Simple Favour” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. Wow, this one starts spectacularly well! Who’s not to love some “Thomas Crown” style titles over a French language version of “Music to watch girls by”? Brilliant!  We are then introduced to the hyper-annoying single … Read more