One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Together”. Aussie newcomer Michael Shanks delivers a truly innovative slice of body horror that made me suitably cringe. 4/5.
A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Shirley” (2024). Although not American, I tend to really enjoy films centred around US politics, with 1998’s “Primary Colors” being a particular favourite. Here then is “Shirley” from Netflix: a movie based on an amazing woman of colour called Shirley Chisholm who single-handedly took the patriarchy of Congress … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Harder They Fall” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: I’ve referred to this as a Tarantino-esque western, but arguably this breed has its origins well before “Django Unchained” and “The Hateful 8“. As an old git, many of the slow-mo violent blood-spattering gun-battles in “The Harder They Fall” … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The White TigerOne Night in Miami” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot summary: It’s 1964 and 3 friends; the activist Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), the singer Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jnr) and NFL star Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge) are in Miami to watch their mutual friend Cassius Clay … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2019). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. The baby asked,‘Is there not one righteous among them?”― James Baldwin, If Beale Street Could Talk Beale Street refers to the jumpin’ heart of Memphis where Louis Armstrong was born. As explained in text from … Read more