Thunderbolts* (4.5*): What’s The Asterisk For And Who The Hell Is Bob**?

One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Thunderbolts*”. The best Marvel film since Endgame. Genuinely entertaining, with Florence Pugh a standout. 4.5/5.

Extraction 2 (15): It’s like the first one but even more Extractionny.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Extraction 2” (2023). I only just watched the first “Extraction” on Netflix, so watching “Extraction 2” has given me a chance to properly compare the two. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: After his near-death experience in Dhaka, Tyler Rake has a slow and painful path to recovery. … Read more

The Courier (12A): A peerless Cumberbatch and a miscast Buckley.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Courier” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: It’s not to be confused with the Olga Kurylenko / Gary Oldman 2019 movie of the same title. But with a fresh Berlin current-day Russian spy scandal in the news this week, seeing the cold war spy drama “The Courier” is … Read more

Black Widow (12): Johansson and Pugh strike an attractive pose.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Black Widow” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: A long time in the waiting (again) but “Black Widow” is an excellent addition to the Marvel canon: almost a “Rogue One” in the series, taking us back to fill in some gaps after “Captain America: Civil War”. It’s just great … Read more

Underwater (15): Soggy and forgettable.

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Underwater (2020). A soggy K-Stew in deep, deep trouble. Seriously “meh”. 2/5.