A One Mann’s Movies review of “Black Adam” (2022). I’m late to the game in seeing “Black Adam”, but just caught it before it left UK cinemas. Bob the Movie Man Rating(s): Plot Summary: Tech Adam (Dwayne Johnson) is a mythical saviour of the city of Kahndaq who is ressurected when modern day mercenaries again … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Mrs Harris Goes to Paris” (2022). “Mrs Harris Goes to Paris” is based on the Mrs Harris (or more accurately, Mrs ‘Arris) books of Paul Gallico, first published in 1958. (There’s a series of four books, so opportunities for sequels!). Now Paul Gallico I immediately recognised as the novellist … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Woman King” (2022). “The Woman King” seems to be getting a whole lot of flack on IMDB for sanitising the history of slavery, since the film is based on real people in the West-African country of Dahomey (now part of Benin). Ignoring that furore and viewing it as … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Suicide Squad” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: What a difference a “The” makes! The original “Suicide Squad” from 2016 was a botched and lacklustre affair, getting just 2.5 stars from me. James Gunn’s semi-reboot is hyper-violent, overlong, totally ludicrous but a whole bunch of fun. One of … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Widows” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. The Plot If you are considering “inheritence planning” there are probably a number of things you might be toying with: what happens to your house; how to best transfer your investments; who gets the dog; etc. But probably … Read more