Jay Kelly (3.5*): A Cocker Spaniel Dancing in the Serengeti.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Jay Kelly” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 3.5*, ’15’). I sat next to a lady from the industry at this screening who stated that “big movie stars” were a thing of the past. But I disagree. I think if George Clooney (or Julia Robert or Brad Pitt … Read more

“Flickering Dreams” Ep. 23: Reviews of Barbie, Oppenheimer, The Deepest Breath, My Name is Alfred Hitchcock and The Tunnel to Summer: The Exit of Goodbyes. We also pick our favourites films of Kathryn Bigalow.

In Episode 23 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by Andy Godfrey of Sorted Magazine and Konnect Radio, Scott Forbes of The Forbes Film and TV Review and Emma Sewell of Emma@TheMovies on Twitter. In this episode Bob, Scott, Emma and Andy review the following films: And in the next part of our regular feature, the … Read more

Barbie (PG): In the great ‘beach-off’ between the Matriarchy and the Patriarchy… the women win.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Barbie” (2023). Wow, what an obvious shot-in-the-arm the much advertised “Barbenheimer” weekend is going to be for UK cinemas. As one of the cleaners was saying to his colleague when I was coming out of my screening, “I’ve never seen it so busy”. Wonderful! I’ve yet to see “Oppenheimer”. … Read more

Asteroid City (12): Explain all of this to me. I dare you.

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Asteroid City”. The most Andersonny film imaginable. Gorgeous but disjointed and barmy. 3/5.

The Mitchells vs the Machines (U): Dog-Pig-Dog-Pig-Loaf of Bread… KERBOOM!

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Mitchells vs the Machines” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: In “The Mitchells vs the Machines”, Katie Mitchell (voiced by Abbi Jacobson) dreams of being a great film director (joining her icons on her version of Mount Rushmore!). She’s about to travel to a west-coast film … Read more