A One Mann’s Movies review of “Babylon” (2023). I’ve been a big fan of Damien Chazelle’s output. Whiplash (5*), 10 Cloverfield Lane (at least until the last 10 minutes! 3.5*), First Man (5*) and of course La La Land (5*)… the Oscar film that never was! Now, here’s comes his 5th film, “Babylon”. And what … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “First Man” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. A memorable event I am a child of the 60’s, born in 1961. The “Space Race” for me was not some historical concept but a pervasive backdrop to my childhood. I still recall, at the age of 8, … Read more
Bob Mann (the movie man) runs through his top 10 films of 2017.
“It’s very nostalgic – will people like it?” A little film. Not sure whether you might have heard of it yet? Damien Chazelle has followed up his astonishingly proficient “Whiplash” – my top film of 2015 – with a sure-fire theatre-filler in “La La Land”. The old-fashioned musical extravaganza is back, and back with style! … Read more