The Uninvited (3*): The Unravelling Lives of Self-Obsessed Hollywood Types.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Uninvited”. A comedy/drama that’s light on comedy and doesn’t quite land the drama. 3/5.
Louis Armstrong
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (4*): Lying Politicians Set the Backdrop to Tragedy in the Congo.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”. History and Jazz in a violent 1960’s Congo. 4/5.
The Sound of 007 (12): A fascinating dance through 60 Years of Bond music, but a missed opportunity.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Sound of 007” (2022). “The Sound of 007”, available on Amazon Prime Video, is a documentary exploring the musical history of Bond, James Bond. It has some glorious nuggets and (even to this Bond officianado) had a few snippets of information I hadn’t heard before. But, sadly, it … Read more
If Beale Street Could Talk (15): Love and Rage against the machine.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2019). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. The baby asked,‘Is there not one righteous among them?”― James Baldwin, If Beale Street Could Talk Beale Street refers to the jumpin’ heart of Memphis where Louis Armstrong was born. As explained in text from … Read more