Saving Private Ryan (15): 25 Years But Still as Visceral as Ever.

Captain Miller wounded and firing at a tank in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan

A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Saving Private Ryan” (1998). Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” was released in the UK on September 11th 1998. So, just to make me feel horribly old, it is now over 25 years old. But it still packs a punch on the big screen. When I first saw it, … Read more

The Fabelmans (12): Good prospects on the horizon for this picture-maker.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Fabelmans” (2023). Of all the films of this awards season, “The Fabelmans” is the one I was most looking forward to. And although I have one or two minor quibbles, it really is a magical piece of Spielberg. Note: there is a lovely prologue to the film, featuring … Read more

The Post (12): Landing the Hindenburg in a Thunderstorm.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Post” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: What a combination:  Streep, Hanks, Spielberg, Kaminski behind the camera, Williams behind the notes. What could possibly go wrong? Nothing as it turns out. After, for me, the disappointment of “The BFG” here is Spielberg on firm ground and at … Read more