God’s Creatures (15): Of Fish and Scales (falling from eyes!)

A One Mann’s Movies review of “God’s Creatures” (2023).. Here’s another A24 production, but one which is rather slinking into cinemas without much fanfare and will – pretty quickly I think – slink out again fairly unnoticed. “God’s Creatures” is a rather dour and depressing little tale, but it nonetheless has its moments: principally with … Read more

Black Widow (12): Johansson and Pugh strike an attractive pose.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Black Widow” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: A long time in the waiting (again) but “Black Widow” is an excellent addition to the Marvel canon: almost a “Rogue One” in the series, taking us back to fill in some gaps after “Captain America: Civil War”. It’s just great … Read more

The Favourite (15): A bawdy masterpiece.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Favourite” (2019). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. So, ignoring the preview of the FANTASTIC “Green Book” that I saw in December, this is the first real foray into the awards season production line of January films: my favourite period of the movie calendar. (Interestingly … Read more

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (12): Lestranger than fiction.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. I must be one of the last people to watch this in the cinema, thanks to an irritating bout of sickness and – well – frankly total bloody apathy! For me this is … Read more

The Mercy (12): “With shroud, and mast, and pennon fair”.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Mercy” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: It’s 1968. Donald Crowhurst (Colin Firth, “Kingsman: The Golden Circle“; “Magic in the Moonlight“), is an amateur sailor and entrepreneur based in Teignmouth, Devon. He is inspired by listening to single-handed round-the-world yachtsman Sir Francis Chichester and does a a crazy … Read more