A One Mann’s Movies review of “One Life” (2023). “One Life” has been doing the film festival circuit, but I missed it at the London Film Festival. But although it’s not officially released until January 1st, I saw it at a Cineworld Unlimited preview screening this week. It’s excellent, and I’ll be paying a second … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Outfit” (2022). Another of my Australia-flight films, “The Outfit” is a gangland drama/thriller that completely passed me by when it came out in the UK in April. (I can only assume it had a very limited release.) But if so, that was a crime since it’s a small … Read more
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 “Operation Mincemeat” (2022). I am partial to a good war film. And I thought “Operation Mincemeat” was good… but only in parts. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: It’s 1943 and the British are planning to move back into Southern Europe. Sicily is the obvious target. And the … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Dig” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot summary: It’s 1939, and as World War 2 approaches, widower Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) hires rough and ready excavator Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to dig into one of the ancient earth mounds on her property at the site that will … Read more