A One Mann’s Movies review of “To Olivia” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot summary: Roald Dahl (Hugh Bonneville) is struggling to be a recognized children’s author: his first book, James and Giant Peach, has bombed. But worse is to come as his beloved elder daughter Olivia dies of the measles at the age … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “News of the World” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot summary: Captain Kidd (Tom Hanks) is a war-damaged ex-confederate officer in post Civil War Texas. He makes money by travelling around towns reading out the news from state and national papers. This was pre-internet! On the way he … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Twist” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot summary: “Twist” is a loose version of the Oliver Twist story, set in modern day London. Wastrel street artist Oliver (Raff Law) is found by Dodge (Rita Ora) who’s impressed with his parkour escape skills. She brings him under the wing … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Greenland” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot summary: John Garrity (Gerard Butler) is an engineer, and surprised to receive an invite from the US government to take shelter with his estranged wife Alison (Morena Baccarin) and their diabetic son Nathan (Roger Dale Floyd). It seems the approaching comet … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Dig” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot summary: It’s 1939, and as World War 2 approaches, widower Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) hires rough and ready excavator Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to dig into one of the ancient earth mounds on her property at the site that will … Read more