The Girl in the Spider’s Web (15): Would the last straight woman in Stockholm turn off the lights?

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. You’ve gotta love a Scandi-thriller. Well, that was until last year’s hopeless Michael Fassbender vehicle “The Snowman” which devalued the currency better than Brexit has done to the pound! The mother of them all … Read more

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (PG): A fantasy that’s glossy and beautiful to look at.

Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: PG; US: PG. Before the heavyweight juggernaut of “Mary Poppins Returns” arrives at Christmas, here’s another Disney live action feature to get everyone in the festive spirit. The Plot. It’s Victorian London and Young Clara (Mackenzie Foy) lives with her father (Matthew Macfadyen), her older sister Louise (Ellie Bamber) … Read more

They Shall Not Grow Old (15): We DO remember them.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “They Shall Not Grow Old” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. “Trapped in a Charlie Chaplin World”. So says director Peter Jackson in a post-screening discussion with Mark Kermode, describing early black and white documentary footage. Whereas modern film runs at 24 fps, most of … Read more

Widows (15): Death Becomes Her.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Widows” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. The Plot If you are considering “inheritence planning” there are probably a number of things you might be toying with: what happens to your house; how to best transfer your investments; who gets the dog; etc. But probably … Read more

Slaughterhouse Rulez (15): Form-Prefect of the Dead.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Slaughterhouse Rulez” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. The Plot Meredith Houseman (Simon Pegg) is housemaster of Sparta house in Slaughterhouse school: an ancient public school establishment steering England’s future greats to greatness (which probably explains a lot about the current Brexit mess!). Houseman is … Read more