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
One Mann’s Movies review of “X-Men: The New Mutants” (2020). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Certification: US: PG-13. UK: 15. So, I’ve heard a lot of bad word-of-mouth about this X-Men flick, but otherwise knew very little about it. As such, I went in with low expectations. And although there is nothing remotely novel about the movie, I … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Glass” (2019). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: PG-13. I just re-read my review for “Split” from 2016: a movie that had its moments (mostly from James McAvoy) and from an interesting group of characters (also McAvoy!). In terms of “WTF” moments it’s up there in the league … Read more
“We are what we believe we are”. M. Night Shyamalan fizzed into movie consciousness in 1999 with “The Sixth Sense” which – having rewatched it again recently – still has the power to unnerve and impress even after knowing the famous ‘twist’. Since that film and his next, “Unbreakable” in 2000, Shyamalan has ‘done a … Read more