A One Mann’s Movies review of “Train Dreams”. (2026, 3.5*, 12A). Ultimately, there is normally one of the ten Oscar Nominated Best Pictures that I don’t particularly click with and this year it looks like being “Train Dreams”. (Perhaps I’m also a bit grumpy that its inclusion bumped out the chance for “The Ballad of … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Running Man” (2025, 3*, 12A). I’ve been a fan of Edgar Wright’s style of movie-making for a very long time: “Hot Fuzz” is one of my all-time-favourite comedies; and “Baby Driver” and “Last Night in Soho” both made my Top 10 Films of the Year lists (in 2017 … Read more
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”. High class monkey business again. 4.5/5.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Maybe I Do” (2023). New on Amazon Prime is “Maybe I Do”, which boasts a surprisingly starry cast. Unfortunately, a starry cast does not guarantee a good film, and I found this a dispiriting affair (no pun intended!). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: We start the film … Read more
A review of “Rudderless” (2014): a guest review on One Mann’s Movies by Manoj Mistry. Dr Bob: This is the first time I’ve welcomed a guest reviewer to include an article on this site, but Manoj expressed an interest in writing retrospective reviews for older films. (If anyone else out there would like to write … Read more