A short while ago, Netflix treated us by putting all but one of Studio Ghibli’s feature films onto their streaming service (Grave of the Fireflies being the… Read more “Ranking Studio Ghibli’s Films”
Final Thoughts: “After Life” (Series Two)
In the second outing for Ricky Gervais’ tragi-comic series, Tony (Gervais) is apparently doing better in life: attempting to adopt a new “zen attitude” to life and… Read more “Final Thoughts: “After Life” (Series Two)”
Final Thoughts: “The Mandalorian” (Series One)
Set after the events of Return of the Jedi, Disney Plus’ original Star Wars series focuses on a Mandalorian bounty hunter (Pedro Pascal) as he accepts an… Read more “Final Thoughts: “The Mandalorian” (Series One)”
Final Thoughts: “Star Trek: Picard” (Series One)
In Amazon Prime’s original Star Trek series, Partick Stewart steps back into his popular role of Jean Luc Picard, now retired from Starfleet and living at his… Read more “Final Thoughts: “Star Trek: Picard” (Series One)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Invisible Man” (2020)
After having escaped from a dangerously abusive relationship with tech company owner Adrian Griffin (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) lives in fear that her obsessive former… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Invisible Man” (2020)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Dark Waters” (2019)
Todd Haynes’ latest film stars Mark Ruffalo as corporate defense attorney Robert Billot who is approached by his grandmother’s farmer neighbour (Bill Camp), wanting him to investigate… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Dark Waters” (2019)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Lighthouse” (2019)
In the 1890s, two men – Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) and Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) – arrive at a remote and isolated New England island so that… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Lighthouse” (2019)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” (2020)
The eighth film in the DC Extended Universe, Birds of Prey sees Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) make the decision to cut ties with The Joker and to… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” (2020)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Parasite” (2019)
In South Korea, the financially struggling Kim family live in a small hovel below street level, spending their days attempting to latch onto some free wi-fi and… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Parasite” (2019)”
