Searching (12): A phenomenally intriguing social media-focused movie.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Searching” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. There have been many movies that have featured computing and, more specifically, social media at their heart.  Some these have used the device of the view “from the screen”:  2016’s entertaining “Nerve” had elements of this, with the … Read more

The Darkest Minds (12): Oh no, not another teen movie.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Darkest Minds” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. So, there was a decision to be made again last night, but one made from a pretty mediocre movie line-up… this flick or Statham in the truly dreadful-looking “The Meg”.  (You can really tell we are … Read more

Ant-Man and The Wasp (12): Large and Small on screen, but just ends up middling.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ant Man and the Wasp” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. So, for the first time we divided last night at the cinema.  I went off to watch “Ant-Man and the Wasp” and my wife – not a Marvel fan – went to see “Mamma … Read more

The Con Is On (2018): A film so atrocious it’s amazing I made it to the end titles.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Con is On” (aka “The Brits are Coming”) (15). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. This is a film so extraordinarily awful that both myself and my wife were transfixed – like rabbits in the movie headlights as disaster approached.  It’s a film that must … Read more

The Mountain Between Us (12): A film not quite sure what it’s trying to be.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Mountain Between Us” (2017). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. Idris Elba after scoring a mammoth hit with UK TV’s “Luther” has really struggled to make a breakthrough as a leading man into A-grade movies.  Although he’s had some strong supporting roles (“Molly’s Game” and … Read more