Bohemian Rhapsody (12): “Fame and fortune and everything that goes with it”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Bohemian Rhapsody” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. Sometimes a trailer generates a bit of a buzz of excitement with a cinema audience and the first showings of the trailer for “Bohemian Rhapsody” was a case in point. But would the film live up to … Read more

Halloween (18): “He’s waited for me; I’ve waited for him”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Halloween” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 18; US: R. A blood-soaked history. There’s such a familiarity with the content of these films that it’s difficult to put yourself back in 1978 for Jamie Lee Curtis‘s original battle with Michael Myers when the teen-slasher genre was in its … Read more

Johnny English Strikes Again (PG): Spy spoof caper that’s only passably amusing.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Johnny English Strikes Again” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: PG; US: PG. It’s a HILARIOUS concept. It’s Bond but not as we know it:  a suave, sophisticated, well-dressed hero but someone who’s a complete klutz when it comes to the spy business. Rowan Atkinson is perfect in … Read more

Bad Times at the El Royale (15): Why is everyone not raving about this movie?

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Bad Times at the El Royale” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. Imagine a mĂ©nage Ă  trois of Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock and Quentin Tarantino at the Overlook Hotel with a banging 60’s soundtrack.  Got that unpleasant vision in your mind?  Good!  You’re halfway there … Read more

First Man (12): He captured a feeling. Sky with no ceiling.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “First Man” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. A memorable event I am a child of the 60’s, born in 1961.  The “Space Race” for me was not some historical concept but a pervasive backdrop to my childhood. I still recall, at the age of 8, … Read more