A One Mann’s Movies review of “Freelance” (2024). “Freelance”, currently streaming on Prime Video, sets an early bar for the most brainless bit of movie nonsense in 2024. I don’t mind fantasy adventure films… but grounding them even vaguely in common sense is a pre-requisite for me. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: Mason … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Anyone But You” (2023). Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” has been filmed many times for TV and (most notably) for the cinema in Kenneth Branagh’s 1993 movie. It also got a more modern treatment in “Messina High” in 2015. Here in “Anyone But You” we go full Rom-Com for … Read more
It’s that time of year, and ahead of the Golden Globes awards tomorrow night, BAFTA have announced their long-list for this year’s, slightly more UK-focused, awards. The following is from the BAFTA press release, with my commentary added in colour. FIlms I have yet to see are marked with an asterisk. ==== The following films … Read more
In Episode 43 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by: In this episode Bob, Emma, Scott, Andy and Dan review the following films: We also have the seventh edition of a new film quiz: “Dr Bob’s Movie Montage Mystery” which everyone gets right! You can see the video version of the podcast via the video here … Read more
In Episode 42 of Flickering Dreams it’s our Films of the Year 2023 special! I’m joined by: With additional content provided by: In this episode Bob, Emma, Scott and Andy: You can see the video version of the podcast via the video here – https://youtu.be/qxIjj-u6eME (or embedded below). Or, the audio version of this and all … Read more