Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood (18): Glorious to look at, Tarantino’s love letter to 60’s Hollywood.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood. A slightly flawed classic. FFFFf.
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Mary Queen of Scots (15): Battle Royal.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Mary Queen of Scots” (2019). It’s an unbelievably turbulent story, but as it’s a true story the late 1500’s were clearly turbulent times. I mean, there weren’t even any Starbucks. Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. The plot. After a brief Fotheringay flash-forward (#spoilers!) it’s 1561 and … Read more
Vice (15): Puppet on a Cheney.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Vice” (2019). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. By an strange coincidence, the morning after seeing this film, I heard on BBC Radio 4 a snippet of the farewell speech of President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1961. I thought there was no sound-bite summed up the film … Read more
Slaughterhouse Rulez (15): Form-Prefect of the Dead.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Slaughterhouse Rulez” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. The Plot Meredith Houseman (Simon Pegg) is housemaster of Sparta house in Slaughterhouse school: an ancient public school establishment steering England’s future greats to greatness (which probably explains a lot about the current Brexit mess!). Houseman is … Read more
Lady Bird (2018): “What if this is the best version”?
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Lady Bird” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: “Lady Bird” Review: When did you grow up? I am now 57, and I’m still “working towards”! I remember distinctly though at the age of 16 thinking “I’ve got there”. And then again at 18. Again at 21. And then … Read more