A One Mann’s Movies review of “A Good Person” (2023). In having a rant about the general quality of Sky Original films re. “Marlowe“, I said “8 times out of 10, (they) deliver disappointments“. Well, with “A Good Person”, here’s an example that falls into that 20% of good ‘uns. Pin me to a wall … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “John Wick: Chapter 4” (2023). There are some movie franchises that, for whatever reason, I’ve never ever dipped my toe into. “Police Academy”? Nope, not seen a single one. “Transformers”? Nope – – monster robots fighting each other… no interest whatsover. And over on the action-hero side of the … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Allelujah” (2023). In “Allelujah” we take a scalpel to the NHS. It’s a film that looks fun and fluffy from the trailer, but which has a distinctly dark edge. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: In Wakefield, West Yorkshire, ‘The Beth’ is an old Victorian hospital priding itself … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Pearl” (2023). “Pearl” looks to be yet another A24 hit. They certainly know how to pick ’em. This is an effective and claustrophobic little horror film, that’s not for the fainthearted. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: It’s 1918 in rural America. Pearl is a teenage girl with … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Rye Lane” (2023). I had the pleasure of seeing the director of “Rye Lane” (Raine Allen-Miller) and female lead (Vivian Oparah) discuss this film at the recent ‘Mark Kermode in 3D’ event at the BFI last week. Allen-Miller described the film as “a boy and a girl wander around … Read more