A One Mann’s Movies review of “Frankenstein” (From the 2025 London Film Festival). (2025, 4*, 15). Another LFF film that is on limited release, in selected cinemas, from today in the UK. Guillermo del Toro’s passion project, “Frankenstein”, is a Netflix production that will start streaming on November 7th. But this really is an impressive, … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinnochio” (2022). There have been not one, not two, but THREE versions of the classic tale “Pinnochio” released in the last three years with (just to add extra confusion) two in 2022. I have not mustered the courage yet to watch the Disney live-action version starring … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Nightmare Alley” (2022). Another new movie that should be getting some Oscar attention: Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley”: the remake of a 1947 film noir starring Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell. Will it get the same buzz as his Oscar-winning “The Shape of Water“? Bob the Movie Man Rating: … Read more
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark”. I found this a highly entertaining “horror-lite” yarn. 3.5/5.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Shape of Water” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: With perfect timing after scooping 13 Oscar nominations, “The Shape of Water” arrives for preview screenings in the UK. Is it worth all the hype? Well, in a word, yes. Not since Spielberg entranced the world in 1982 … Read more