Beautiful Boy (15): Trying to climb a slippery pole.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Beautiful Boy” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. As John Lennon’s lyrics go: “‘Cause it’s a long way to go,A hard row to hoeYes, it’s a long way to go“ And so it proves for young Nic Sheff (TimothĂ©e Chalamet). For – based on a … Read more

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (12): Lestranger than fiction.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. I must be one of the last people to watch this in the cinema, thanks to an irritating bout of sickness and – well – frankly total bloody apathy! For me this is … Read more

Green Book (12): “Vacation without Aggravation.”

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Green Book” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. The “Green Book” was a handbook (now, thankfully, out of print) for blacks travelling in the southern states of the US , who want to stay in or dine in places they will be welcomed rather than … Read more

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