February 2019 – Plain, Simple Tom Reviews

Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Instant Family” (2018)

Based on director Sean Anders’ own experiences with adoption, Instant Family stars Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne as married couple and house fixer-uppers Pete and Ellie Wagner… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Instant Family” (2018)”

Check out my submission for Drew and Kim’s annual blogathon! Check it out along with all the other entries!

Well, my friends, the time has come for perhaps the biggest event in the film lover’s calendar: the Academy Awards. Last year, a ragtag bunch of film… Read more “Academy Awards 2019: Best Supporting Actress Nominees”

“What kind of music do you have here?” “Oh, we got both kinds: we got country AND western!”

Set during the early sixties, Peter Farrelly’s Oscar-nominated film revolves around Tony “Lip” Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen), a brash and unrefined family man and club bouncer who is… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Green Book” (2018)”

The brainchild of producer/co-writer James Cameron and directed by Robert Rodriguez, Alita: Battle Angel takes place in the futuristic war-torn Iron City, a sprawling junkyard populated primarily… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Alita: Battle Angel” (2019)”

Nightcrawler writer/director Dan Gilroy re-teams with actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo in this mesmerisingly dark tale about art fighting back against unfeeling critics and scheming gallery… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Velvet Buzzsaw” (2019)”