A One Mann’s Movies review of “Goldfinger” (1963). Astonishingly, “Goldfinger” is 60 years old and on selected re-release in cinemas. It was terrific to see this up on the big screen again. Because, for me (and I know other opinions are available) this is peak Bond. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: While investigating … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Sound of 007” (2022). “The Sound of 007”, available on Amazon Prime Video, is a documentary exploring the musical history of Bond, James Bond. It has some glorious nuggets and (even to this Bond officianado) had a few snippets of information I hadn’t heard before. But, sadly, it … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Duke” (2022). Roger Michell, the great director of – amongst others – “Notting Hill”, “Enduring Love” and “My Cousin Rachel” died in September of last year. “The Duke” was his last feature film (a documentary on Queen Elizabeth’s reign is in post-production). And what a lovely epitaph of … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” rounded out the 2017 summer blockbuster season, and – in my view – was a lacklustre affair. Some sequels – “The Empire Strikes Back”, “The Dark Knight”, “Logan” – defy all expectation and exceed the original. … Read more
