A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Favourite” (2019). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. So, ignoring the preview of the FANTASTIC “Green Book” that I saw in December, this is the first real foray into the awards season production line of January films: my favourite period of the movie calendar. (Interestingly … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Mary Poppins Returns” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: U; US: PG. How do you repaint a masterpiece: the Mona Lisa of children’s fantasy cinema? Some would say “You shouldn’t try”. As I’ve said before, Mary Poppins was the first film I saw when it came out (or … Read more
“Carol” rates as one of the most romantic films of 2015. But whereas most romantic movies involve some form of love triangle (as per the recent “Brooklyn”), this film is more of a convoluted square – a ‘love trapezium’ perhaps – with significant lesbian content. In fact the film bears many similarities to “Brooklyn” – … Read more