A One Mann’s Movies review of “Aftersun” (2022). A big one to knock off my pre-BAFTA watch-list, “Aftersun” is up for 4 BAFTAs – “Best British Film”, “Outstanding Debut…”, “Lead Actor” (for Paul Mescal) and for casting (Lucy Pardee). Paul Mescal is also – surprisingly, for such a small British picture – nominated for the … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Quiet Girl” (2022). (Original Title: An Cailín Ciúin). I watched “The Quiet Girl” because it it nominated for the Best International Film in both the Oscars and the BAFTAs. And I’m so glad I did. It is just perfection in film-making and storytelling. Bob the Movie Man Rating(s): … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Thor: Love and Thunder” (2022). So the latest episode of the “Take” movie podcast by Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo generated the most heated discussion I’ve yet seen between the generally polite bickering that goes on between the pair. (You can see it on Youtube here.) Mayo thought “Thor: … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Spencer” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Discordant strings sound as the royal party arrives at Sandringham for Christmas. “Is she here yet” intones the Queen. “No ma’am” her major domo replies. “Then she’s late”. Cut to a soulful choral version of “Perfect Day” as Diana Princess of Wales … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dune” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Certain works of fiction have been labelled with the tag of “unfilmable”, and Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel “Dune” is one of those. It’s full of exposition done as internal monologues – which screams “movie voiceover”. And regular readers will know my hatred … Read more