A One Mann’s Movies review of “Babylon” (2023). I’ve been a big fan of Damien Chazelle’s output. Whiplash (5*), 10 Cloverfield Lane (at least until the last 10 minutes! 3.5*), First Man (5*) and of course La La Land (5*)… the Oscar film that never was! Now, here’s comes his 5th film, “Babylon”. And what … Read more
It’s the big one! The announcements of the 95th Academy Awards happened at 1:30pm GMT today. Here they are, with some brief comments on some of the surprises for me. In terms of pure numbers, these are the movies that have received more than 5 nominations: There is so much love for EEAAO, that it … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Hatching” (2022). (Original title “Pahanhautoja”) This was the latest in Cineworld’s “Secret Screening” where the audience don’t know what the film will be before it runs. What would it be? “See How They Run”? “Don’t Worry Darling”? When the audience found out it was the subtitled Finnish horror film … Read more
The 94th Academy Awards are tomorrow night, March 27th 2022. Yes folks, it’s time for me to stick my semi-learned neck out again and face either glory or perpetual scorn with my 2022 Oscars predictions! In my previous efforts, and normally based on predicting the 19 main categories, I correctly estimated: 73% in 2021 68% … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Tragedy of Macbeth” (2021). I’m still filling the gaps in my Oscar nominations list and next up is this new take on one of the bard’s bloodiest works: “The Tragedy of Macbeth”. This is currently available to stream on Apple+. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: Macbeth … Read more