One Mann's Movies Film Review: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

The Arthurian legend:  but with Cockneys. So, bit difficult to describe this one… so I asked my bloke Alfie from Londinium to explain what’s it all about… “‘Ere, OK bruv.  So this is dun by that geezer Guy Ritchie – yer know, the one that dun that Sherlock Holmes with the Iron Man geezer Robert Junior … Read more

One Mann's Movies Film Review: Ghost in the Shell (2017)

A robot you could take home to meet mother. I was intrigued to watch the other day (purely for the interest in the technology employed of course!) a short Guardian video on the development of the world’s first fully functioning sex robot: a disturbing watch, requiring a fairly broad mind. Watching it on the same day … Read more

One Mann's Movies Film Review: Fast and Furious 8 (2017)

Blood is thicker than Diesel. All work and no play makes bob-the-movie-man a tardy reviewer. Still, what better way to break the fast than with “Fast and Furious 8” (aka “The Fate of the Furious”)? Well, quite a lot of things actually! Now, I have a confession to make (and I know for some this will … Read more

One Mann's Movies DVD Review: Christine (2016)

If it bleeds, it leads. Life is precious. Bad times always get good again eventually. Winter turns to spring and you feel the warmth of the sun on your face again. So what drives someone – anyone – to the point of despair sufficient for them to ignore all of the potential upturns and to … Read more

One Mann's Movies Film Review: Life (2017)

Life after Gravity. Mankind is on the verge of a major milestone. The “Pilgrim” probe is returning from Mars containing soil samples that might spell the discovery of the first palpable evidence of life beyond earth. Proving that earth scientists are not completely incompetent, the probe is being returned not to earth but to a … Read more