Goldfinger (PG): He LOVES Gold and Bond gets Pussy.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Goldfinger” (1963). Astonishingly, “Goldfinger” is 60 years old and on selected re-release in cinemas. It was terrific to see this up on the big screen again. Because, for me (and I know other opinions are available) this is peak Bond. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: While investigating … Read more

Apollo 11 (U): 60 years of manned spaceflight… a “giant leap”?

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Apollo 11” (2019). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Certification: UK: U; US: G. My movie choices in the last couple of weeks have gravitated inexorably around the decade of my birth. Last time – like Sam Beckett – it was a leap back to the early 60’s music with “Yesterday“; here … Read more

First Man (12): He captured a feeling. Sky with no ceiling.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “First Man” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. A memorable event I am a child of the 60’s, born in 1961.  The “Space Race” for me was not some historical concept but a pervasive backdrop to my childhood. I still recall, at the age of 8, … Read more