Elemental (PG): A relationship where the sex gets steamy.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Elemental” (2023). This Disney/Pixar release had the worse opening of any of their films. But having said that, “Elemental” is currently (July 14th 2023) on a worldwide box office of $263m, which is no loose change. But on a budget of $200M it still has some way to go … Read more

“Flickering Dreams” Ep. 22: Reviews of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1; Elemental; Insidious: The Red Door; Smoking Causes Coughing; Wham!; Run Rabbit Run and the Films of Billy Wilder.

In Episode 22 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by Andy Godfrey of Sorted Magazine and Konnect Radio, and Emma Sewell of Emma@TheMovies on Twitter. In this episode Bob, Emma and Andy review the following films: And in the next part of our regular feature, the team pick their favourite films from the filmography of our … Read more

Insidious: The Red Door (15): A sub-par variation on “Poltergeist”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Insidious: The Red Door” (2023). I can’t claim to be an expert on the Insidious series of films. I think I might have seen the first couple. But they were released before I started doing these reviews, so my thoughts on them are lost in the mists of time. … Read more

Chevalier (12): A treat from the first ‘violin-off’.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Chevalier” (2023). I missed “Chevalier” at the cinema, but my friends on our “Flickering Dreams” podcast raved about it. Perhaps it lost some of the spectacle, but even on my little seat-back BA economy screen, I could appreciate it was a class act. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot … Read more

Inside (15): Finding Nemo in a lockdown mess.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Inside” (2023). The Covid crisis generated the production of a lot of ‘lockdown movies’: movies featuring a very limited, and often solo, cast to minimise the risks involved. And I thought we’d have seen the release of all of those by now. But “Inside” has all of those characteristics. … Read more