A One Mann’s Movies review of “Death on the Nile” (2022). Kenneth Branagh might not have done his Best Director odds for “Belfast” much good by (finally) releasing “Death on the Nile” during the Oscar season. Because, while exotic and escapist, it’s also a bit of a clunky old potboiler. This review will be spoiler-free. … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Power of the Dog” (2021). I’ve been late to the party in watching the Netflix movie “The Power of the Dog”: partly due to me catching up on my post-Covid-lockdown cinema-going and partly because… frankly… it really didn’t much appeal to me. The only clip I saw was … Read more
#onemannsmovies review of “A Journal For Jordan” (2022). Overlong Denzel Washington-directed love story makes this a bit dull. 3/5.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Belfast” (2022). Bob the Movie Man Rating: A darling of this year’s awards season, “Belfast” is the semi-autobiographical story of writer/director Kenneth Branagh’s early life during ‘The Troubles’. And as a film charting a loss of childhood innocence, it is as near perfect a film as I am likely … Read more
One Mann’s Movies Review of Tenet (2020). Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster is a baffling rollercoaster ride that’s both stunning and slightly disappointing in equal measure. 3.5/5.