A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Lost Daughter” (2021). Another ‘catch-up’ movie for me on Netflix is Olivia Colman in “The Lost Daughter”, the directorial debut of Maggie Gyllenhaal. And, for the second film running, after “The Power of the Dog“, it has a wholly unlikeable character at its heart. Bob the Movie Man … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Power of the Dog” (2021). I’ve been late to the party in watching the Netflix movie “The Power of the Dog”: partly due to me catching up on my post-Covid-lockdown cinema-going and partly because… frankly… it really didn’t much appeal to me. The only clip I saw was … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Nightmare Alley” (2022). Another new movie that should be getting some Oscar attention: Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley”: the remake of a 1947 film noir starring Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell. Will it get the same buzz as his Oscar-winning “The Shape of Water“? Bob the Movie Man Rating: … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Parallel Mothers” (Madres Paralelas) (2022). Bob the Movie Man Rating: PenĂ©lope Cruz has appeared in 7 of Pedro Almodovar’s last 11 films. So the term “muse” most definitely applies. Given her performance in “Parallel Mothers”, it won’t be her last either. The movie is in Spanish with English subtitles… … Read more
#onemannsmovies review of “A Journal For Jordan” (2022). Overlong Denzel Washington-directed love story makes this a bit dull. 3/5.