The Power of the Dog (12A): ♫”Where seldom is heard, a discouraging word”♫.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Power of the Dog” (2021). I’ve been late to the party in watching the Netflix movie “The Power of the Dog”: partly due to me catching up on my post-Covid-lockdown cinema-going and partly because… frankly… it really didn’t much appeal to me. The only clip I saw was … Read more

Nightmare Alley (15): The Greatest Showman’s Big Sleep.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Nightmare Alley” (2022). Another new movie that should be getting some Oscar attention: Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley”: the remake of a 1947 film noir starring Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell. Will it get the same buzz as his Oscar-winning “The Shape of Water“? Bob the Movie Man Rating: … Read more

Parallel Mothers (15): Why this AlmodĂłvar is a like ‘Bilk’.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Parallel Mothers” (Madres Paralelas) (2022). Bob the Movie Man Rating: PenĂ©lope Cruz has appeared in 7 of Pedro Almodovar’s last 11 films. So the term “muse” most definitely applies. Given her performance in “Parallel Mothers”, it won’t be her last either. The movie is in Spanish with English subtitles… … Read more

A Journal For Jordan (12A): Adams and Jordan sizzle but the story sees paint dry.

#onemannsmovies review of “A Journal For Jordan” (2022). Overlong Denzel Washington-directed love story makes this a bit dull. 3/5.

Belfast (12A): Branagh looks back and it’s an absolute delight.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Belfast” (2022). Bob the Movie Man Rating: A darling of this year’s awards season, “Belfast” is the semi-autobiographical story of writer/director Kenneth Branagh’s early life during ‘The Troubles’. And as a film charting a loss of childhood innocence, it is as near perfect a film as I am likely … Read more