A One Mann’s Movies review of “Beast” (2022). Idris Elba really doesn’t have much luck with me with his feature films. I think he’s a wonderful actor… but some of his movie vehicles really stink. And “Beast” (not to be confused with the 2017 Jessie Buckley / Johnny Flynn offering) is another one. Bob the … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Harder They Fall” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: I’ve referred to this as a Tarantino-esque western, but arguably this breed has its origins well before “Django Unchained” and “The Hateful 8“. As an old git, many of the slow-mo violent blood-spattering gun-battles in “The Harder They Fall” … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Suicide Squad” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: What a difference a “The” makes! The original “Suicide Squad” from 2016 was a botched and lacklustre affair, getting just 2.5 stars from me. James Gunn’s semi-reboot is hyper-violent, overlong, totally ludicrous but a whole bunch of fun. One of … Read more
So, lockdown viewing has led me to boldly return to the Star Trek movies to re-evaluate and rank them all. Set phasars to stun! Just to nail my Trek credentials to the mast. I was a child of the 60’s, so the original series was formative in my love of science fiction. The starship/planet effects … Read more
One Mann’s Movies Film Review (at last!) of “Hobbs & Shaw”. Good popcorn nonsense. 3/5.