A One Mann’s Movies review of “Your Place or Mine” (2023). Sorry, but as a signed up member of the apostrophe police, I sooooo want to stick a question mark on the end of that title! So zero stars for punctuation, but “Your Place or Mine” doesn’t score much better overall. Bob the Movie Man … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Cocaine Bear” (2023). Not since “Women Talking” (which I grant you was only two days ago) has a film’s title most accurately described the contents of a movie. It’s about a bear. And about cocaine. It’s about a bear that’s taken cocaine! Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Rebecca” (1940). The photo above for “Rebecca” comes from the special poster produced for the film by Harbour Lights cinema in Southampton (a splendid little cinema!). Harbour Lights staff, in this case Anastasia, get their personal film favourites shown again on the big screen. And what a joy it … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Women Talking” (2023). Amongst the awards feature films, there’s a lot of overlap between the BAFTA nominations and the Oscar nominations. But one notable difference is the snub given by the BAFTAs to “Women Talking”: not a single nomination. At the Oscars, the film has fared better, with nominations … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” (2023). Whether you go for “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” will depend on whether you see Marcel as “absolutely adorable” (as one IMDB reviewer mentioned) or “really, really annoying” as Scott Forbes said on this week’s “Flickering Dreams” podcast (available on all … Read more