Movie reviews of Bob Mann

A sequel that feels like it’s lazily been thrown together with bits glued together from existing material and pandering to a tick-list of Moana tropes. Review

A disappointing Christmas film that throws a huge amount of money at a wall for astonishingly little value. One to avoid. Review

Given Ariana Grande has so little movie experience she really knocks the role of Galinda out of the park. It’s a comic work of genius. But equally impressive is Cynthia Erivo in the less showy but more powerful role of Elphaba. Review

I thought this was terrific. If you park your brain a bit regarding some of the historical details, this is a hugely enjoyable romp that I found thoroughly entertaining. Review

It’s a nice enough little Irish thriller and worth your time. But it never jumped out at me as a must watch the way that Swing Bout did. Review

This is a little gem of a movie with a great cast, clever direction and an interesting plot. Review

This is a really engrossing true-life-crime documentary that is both a fascinating historical record and also a great tribute to Charlie Bird, who sadly died of MND in March of this year. Review

This documentary is never less than interesting throughout and there is one particular moment of SUCH PURE JOY in this documentary that you can’t help but be uplifted by it. Review

It’s difficult to dislike this film. But I can’t deny that it’s a disappointment after the glories of the first two films. Review

A really solidly well-made and thoughtful film. Slow-burn and incredibly well-acted with Cillian Murphy giving yet another award-worthy performance. Review

This is a cracking little courtroom drama and my favourite Eastwood-directed flick for a long time. Highly recommended. Review

As nearly always seems to be the case, A24 delivers another interesting movie. But I think Heretic would barely have reached 3 stars without the phenomenal charm and presence of Hugh Grant in the lead role. Review

It is delivered in such an artsy way that I found it frustrating and dull. In my opinion, it would have been much better to have made a 90 minute film focused on just Feier’s story. Review

As a first directorial effort from Kendrick, it’s a decent film without really setting my world on fire. Review

Just when you think all the clever ideas have been mined, along comes a movie that is refreshingly different. This is a really clever film. Your heart really does go out to people suffering from any serious facial disfigurement, especially those with neurofibromatosis. Review

It’s not serious. It’s not scary. It’s not funny. It’s just MEH. Review

I wasn’t expecting much from this one, but it really exceeded my expectations. One of the best horror films I’ve seen this year. Well recommended, if horror is your thing. Review

This one was a bit of a disappointing miss for me I’m afraid. For me, it’s just not top-Almodóvar. Review

A ‘small’ but highly enjoyable comedy/drama. Review

This is a very professional production and one that I would fully expect to join Migration and Inside Out 2 in the Oscars Animated Feature shortlist. Review

Sebastian Stan seems to inhabit Trump at a deeper level such that I ended up really believing I was seeing Trump on the screen. Review

After watching this film I was left with the overwhelming impression that this could be a monster Christmas hit and be one of those ‘traditional’ beloved Yuletide movies that will become a de facto “lovely old Christmas film” for many years in the future. Review

What really makes this movie succeed for me is the crazy amount of chemistry between Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield, thanks to them both being insanely good actors. Review

This is a film that really came out of the screen and surprised me, in a good way. Despite seeing the hard lives of these grafters on the very margins of society, the love they have for their families, however dysfunctional, shines through, giving the film a strange feelgood vibe despite everything. Review