Movie reviews of Bob Mann

This is all held together by a solid performance by Oyelowo who really has to act! Review

Good documentaries should lift a veil and educate you on a subject that you know nothing about, and this one did just that. Review

Given that the Academy tend to be more left-leaning in their views and given the feelgood nature of many of the stories in this documentary, this one feels like it might have legs for the win as well! Review

Here, a relative of the old dynamic duo visits their home and as a result the pair goof around to the camera in an endearing manner. Review

And it really hits the touchy-feels with the background stories of the repair shop workers as well as touching portrayals of how much the school-kids they help value their musical instruments. Review

It is a very topical and hard hitting subject though, and I think it will resonate with the more left-leaning Academy members. Review

Action, adventure, revenge, death, new-life, love, loss and religion. Denis Villeneuve has delivered a heady mix of all of these against the epic sand-scape of the unforgiving Arrakis desert. It’s epic in scope and utterly engrossing. Review

This is pretty poor. Best avoided imho unless you are a Marvel completist. Review

It’s a fun, terribly British, comedy of manners and embarrassments. Imagine the dinner party scene from Notting Hill and then add some very (VERY) dark themes. But I enjoyed this one: it’s smart, cutting and devilishly made. Review

A British film that turns the air blue in a very funny way. Recommended. Review

The film is targetted at kids under 10 and it well hit the mark in the packed screening that I attended. All of the kids were very attentive and roared with laughter at the right times. Review

Some of the visual imagery in this film is both startling and superb. Review

The animations of the woolen creations are very well done and match the words being spoken as a voiceover. Very clever. The music is also very pleasant. Review

The short film has a tremendous amount of heart and the simple but effective story of compassion and a father’s acceptance of his son for being ‘different’ I found to be very moving indeed. Review

Sean Mathias has turned upside down your expectations of how Hamlet should be done with this stunning and contemporary age-blind, colour-blind and gender-blind version. It’s simply stunning. Review

How do we take 60 minutes of content and pad it out into a 90 minute film? That’s rather what this feels like. Review

This is a well-made teen-oriented drama that covers difficult subject matter delicately and believably. Despite the odd rough edge, it’s well worth a watch. Review

I doubt this will win many awards, as it is not a challenging subject and the original footage, edited together, does most of the heavy lifting. But this is a terrific documentary that is entertaining from start to finish. Recommended.  ... Review

Not one to stir the senses or make you want to go out to the cinema to see. Review

What a film! It’s one I will be thinking on for days. A mini-masterpiece. Review

This is a solid sports-oriented biopic that is never less than interesting. Review

The world-building here is really good. Review

I watched this lightweight piece of fluff while doing the ironing. But, imho, it is hardly worthy of being an ironing film, let alone a sit down and watch film. Review

Occasionally I feel I’m swimming against the tide with my reviews and this is one such case. Perhaps with a second viewing I might like it more. But I rather doubt it. I think, for whatever reason, this one just didn’t quite click with me. Review