“Flickering Dreams” Ep. 26: Reviews of Gran Turismo, Haunted Mansion, Heart of Stone and Bambi.

In Episode 26 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by Andy Godfrey of Sorted Magazine and Konnect Radio, Emma Sewell of Emma@TheMovies on Twitter and (via video clips) Scott Forbes of The Forbes Film and TV Review. In this episode Bob, Scott, Emma and Andy review the following films: And in AOB, Rev Andy Godfrey implores us to revisit some of … Read more

Heart of Stone (12): Plain Girl turns out to have a certain set of skills.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Heart of Stone” (2023). Having helped Netflix deliver one of their massive movie hits with “Red Notice“, Gal Gadot returns with “Heart of Stone”: a similarly glossy spy-type thriller. We are definitely in ‘park-your-brain-at-the-door’ territory here. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: Rachel Stone (Gal Gadot) is a … Read more

Gran Turismo (12A): Leveraging Brian Eno-Rage to beat the Grand Pricks.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Gran Turismo” (2023). “Grand Prix”; “Le Mans”; “Rush“; “Le Mans ’66” (aka “Ford v Ferrari”). There have been some cracking films based around the sport of motor-racing. And now Neill Blomkamp has added to that list with “Gran Tursimo”. Amazingly, this is based on the true story of Jann … Read more

Haunted Mansion (12A): Stanfield is SUPERB. The film… not so much.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Haunted Mansion” (2023). You often get a feel for the target audience for a film from the adverts and trailers that get played before it starts. Films aimed at kids are all toys and “Troll” previews. Teens is video games and “Hunger Games” trailers. Adults is electric cars and … Read more

“Flickering Dreams” Ep. 25: Reviews of Meg 2: The Trench, Joy Ride and the Featured Director is Danny Boyle.

In Episode 25 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by Andy Godfrey of Sorted Magazine and Konnect Radio, Scott Forbes of The Forbes Film and TV Review and Emma Sewell of Emma@TheMovies on Twitter. We review the following films: And in the next part of our regular feature, the team pick their favourite films from the filmography of our director of the … Read more