A One Mann’s Movies review of “Oppenheimer” (2023). The “Barbenheimer” tag for this week’s releases is slightly bonkers since you could hardly imagine two more different films than “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”! Both have been packing cinema screens this weekend (hooray!). “Barbie” was surprisingly good. But, having had disappointments from Nolan (“Dunkirk“, I’m specifically looking at … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Courier” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: It’s not to be confused with the Olga Kurylenko / Gary Oldman 2019 movie of the same title. But with a fresh Berlin current-day Russian spy scandal in the news this week, seeing the cold war spy drama “The Courier” is … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Laundromat” (2019). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: In “The Laundromat”, Ellen Martin (Meryl Streep) loses her husband Joe (James Cromwell) in a boating accident. She expects a multi-million dollar insurance payout, but is frustrated that the insurance companies evaporate in a miasma of shell-companies and double-dealing. … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of Mank – a delicious slice of vintage 40’s Hollywood recreated around the writing of Citizen Kane. It’s a cerebral triumph from David Fincher and glorious to look at. Recommended. 4.5/5.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Darkest Hour” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: As Doctor Who repeatedly points out, time is most definitely a tricksy thing. As I think I’ve commented on before, the events of 1940-45 are not in my lifetime but were sufficiently fresh to my parents that they were still … Read more