The Killer (15): “Forbid empathy. Empathy is weakness. Weakness is vulnerability”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Killer” (2023). David Fincher is a film-maker who delivers new material relatively rarely. (His last feature was “Mank” in 2020 and then “Gone Girl” before that in 2014.) So a new Fincher movie is something to make you sit up and take note. Due to a stupid scheduling … Read more

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (15): Coup D’Etat? You decide in a solid Oliver Stone documentary.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass” (2021). I saw “JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass” advertised on streaming during my recent US holiday. But I never got time to watch it. So this was top of the list when we got home. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: Oliver … Read more

Dream Scenario (15): A brilliant Nicolas Cage in a surrealist ‘comedy’/horror.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dream Scenario” (2023). The phrases “Nicolas Cage” and “under-play” seldom sit comfortably together. But in his latest film – “Dream Scenario” – it’s actually apt for once. This is bottled-up Cage, to a large degree, and it just works brilliantly. The film is classed as “Comedy/Horror” on IMDB, but … Read more

Bottoms (15): The love-child of Booksmart, Polite Society and Anchorman!

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Bottoms” (2023). I have to say that as a 62-year-old heterosexual man, I am perhaps NOT the target audience for “Bottoms”. But I can still enjoy a raunchy high-school romp as much as the next child-trapped-in-a-man’s-body. (After all, I saw “Porky’s” when it first came out in 1981, and … Read more

“Flickering Dreams” Ep. 35: Reviews of – The Royal Hotel; The Miracle Club; Bottoms; The Last Rifleman; Dance First; Sly and Nyad.

I’ve been out of the country on holiday for the last few weeks, so this gives you the link to the latest (Episode 35) of Flickering Dreams, but I’m also including links to Episodes 33 and 34 which were expertly run by Emma Sewell. Episode 35 In Episode 35 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by … Read more