A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Suicide Squad” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: What a difference a “The” makes! The original “Suicide Squad” from 2016 was a botched and lacklustre affair, getting just 2.5 stars from me. James Gunn’s semi-reboot is hyper-violent, overlong, totally ludicrous but a whole bunch of fun. One of … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: So, as a part of the latest lockdown, I’m trying to revisit some of the movies I missed at the cinema during 2020. And “The Personal History of David Copperfield” is a case in point, released in … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Paddington 2” (2017). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: PG; US: PG. “Paddington 2” Review: I never went to see “Paddington 2” at the cinema when it came out. Well, it’s a kids film isn’t it? And my grandkids I thought… well, they are probably a bit too young … Read more
Infernal. Dan Brown has had a bad rap over the years from snobbish reviewers who dismiss his work as “trash”. I’m sure to a large degree the multi-millionaire Dan Brown couldn’t give a toss! I personally enjoyed both the books and Ron Howard’s films of “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels and Demons” as glossy escapism. Occasionally … Read more