Julian Glover

Tár (15): A Maestro conducting herself poorly.

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A One Mann’s Movies review of “Tár” (2023). With Cate Blanchett having already won the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards for Best Actress, there’s no doubt that her performance in Tár is odds-on favourite to pick up both the BAFTA and the Oscar. But Todd Field’s movie goes well beyond just this one performance, … Read more

Old (15): Dafter than the Dharma initiative.

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A One Mann’s Movies review of “Old” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: “Old” is the latest from the gloriously inconsistent writer/director M. Night Shyamalan. Will this be great Shyamalan (Ă  la “The Sixth Sense”) or dire Shyamalan (Ă  la “The Last Airbender”)? The answer, in my view, is somewhere in the middle. It’s a … Read more