Cyrano (12A): “Endlessly Quotable” but rather a mixed bag

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Cyrano” (2022). Peter Dinklage perhaps never imagined that being the male lead in a film musical might be a career option! But sometimes, dreams can come true as “Cyrano” cleverly changes the rules of the game for a classic tale. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: In 17th … Read more

Darkest Hour (12): Not buggering it up.

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

One Mann’s Movies DVD Review: Churchill (2017).

“We will bore them on the beaches”. “Churchill” tells the story of the great leader’s extreme opposition to “Operation Overlord”, the Eisenhower-led invasion of Normandy in 1944 that ultimately led – more by luck that judgement perhaps – to the fall of the Third Reich in the following year. I’m not a historian but am … Read more