A One Mann’s Movies review of “Army of the Dead” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: I’m a bit late to the party on this one. I’ve only just got round to watching the rest of “Army of the Dead” on Netflix. As a Zack Snyder feature, it needed two sittings! L’Oreal. Because you’re worth … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Suicide Squad” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: What a difference a “The” makes! The original “Suicide Squad” from 2016 was a botched and lacklustre affair, getting just 2.5 stars from me. James Gunn’s semi-reboot is hyper-violent, overlong, totally ludicrous but a whole bunch of fun. One of … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Stillwater” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: A degree of controversy surrounds “Stillwater” since director Tom McCarthy has admitted that inspiration for the movie came from the murder trial, imprisonment and then release of the accused American Amanda Knox. Knox recently made a dramatic tweet objecting to the film … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Last Letter From Your Lover” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Is “chick flick” a phrase that you can use these days? I guess not, since it infers that a movie is only of interest to a particular gender. Perhaps “Sunday afternoon film” is a better phrase. And … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Jungle Cruise” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Dating from 1955, Jungle Cruise was one of the key attractions at Disneyland when it first opened. Full of corny spiel from the lovable boat captains, the experience is nicely evoked in the new Disney movie: a true summer blockbuster that … Read more