A One Mann’s Movies review of “Relay” (2025, 4*, 15). Remember all of those delightfully straightforward ‘conspiracy’ thrillers in the 80’s and 90’s like “No Way Out” (1987); “The Pelican Brief” (1993); “Enemy of the State” (1998)? “Relay”, the new film from David (“Hell or High Water“) McKenzie, reminded me a lot of that simpler … Read more
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Phoenician Scheme”. Wes Anderson delivers artfully clever entertainment. 4/5.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Jockey” (2022). I saw this as a #Cineworld Unlimited preview, but “Jockey” gets a UK release on February 4th. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: Jackson Silva (Clifton Collins Jr.) is a jockey in the twilight of his career, trying to hide a crippling back injury from his … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Sound of Metal” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: In “Sound of Metal”, drummer Ruben (Riz Ahmed) and singer Lou (Olivia Cooke) are members of a two-piece heavy metal band – “Blackgammon” – touring in the southern US in their RV. Both are recovering addicts. When Ruben … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Venom” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: PG-13. After all the terrible reviews of this movie (“The Times” reviewer described it as “excreble” which is harsh indeed) I was steeling myself to reach for my 1* rating. I was happy to find that it wasn’t quite … Read more