A One Mann’s Movies review of “Sound of Metal” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: In “Sound of Metal”, drummer Ruben (Riz Ahmed) and singer Lou (Olivia Cooke) are members of a two-piece heavy metal band – “Blackgammon” – touring in the southern US in their RV. Both are recovering addicts. When Ruben … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Mauritanian” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: BAFTA nominated but Oscar ignored It’s perhaps not terribly surprising that “The Mauritanian” has been nominated for a bunch of BAFTAs at this weekend’s event (Best Film, Best British Film, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Cinematography), but not a … Read more
So, lockdown viewing has led me to boldly return to the Star Trek movies to re-evaluate and rank them all. Set phasars to stun! Just to nail my Trek credentials to the mast. I was a child of the 60’s, so the original series was formative in my love of science fiction. The starship/planet effects … Read more
One Mann’s Movies review of Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: In Zack Snyder’s much-discussed director’s cut of “Justice League”, Superman (Henry Cavill) is dead (post the events of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice“) and a grieving Lois Lane (Amy Adams) can’t move on. Even Martha Kent (Diane … Read more
One Mann’s Movies review of Six Minutes to Midnight (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: In “Six Minutes to Midnight”, it’s the summer of 1939 (so we are in a parallel time-flow here with the events of “The Dig“). A private girl’s school – the Augusta Victoria College in Bexhill-on-Sea – is run … Read more