2017 – Page 3 – Plain, Simple Tom Reviews

Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Snowman” (2017)

No, not a remake of the beloved Raymond Briggs tale that traumatised a whole generation of kids with its painfully sad ending. Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of Jo… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Snowman” (2017)”

Adapted from the French graphic novel of the same name and directed by Armando Iannucci, The Death of Stalin explores the chaotic days that followed Joseph Stalin’s death in… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Death of Stalin” (2017)”

Contains Potential Spoilers (never can be too sure!) Carrying on from Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi masterpiece, Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 centres around the Blade Runner known as “K”… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Blade Runner 2049” (2017)”

A remake of Joel Schumacher’s 1990 cult film, Niels Arden Oplev’s Flatliners is about five medical students who venture to explore the mysteries of life after death, stopping… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Flatliners” (2017)”

When nearly all of the Kingsmen secret agents are obliterated, Eggsy (Taron Egerton) and Merlin (Mark Strong) join forces with their American counterparts, the Statesmen, as they… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” (2017)”

When will film characters learn never to walk through a dark forest?! After having abandoned his friend, leaving him to be killed in a convenience store robbery,… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Ritual” (2017)”

Darren Aronofsky’s Mother! is about a married couple (Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem) who work to rebuild their house, after it was burned down in a fire, and to… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Mother!” (2017)”

Adapted from the much revered book by Stephen King, Andy Muschietti’s 2017 version of It tells the story of a group of troubled, bullied, misfit kids, later to… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “It” (2017)”

Based on a true story and set in the late seventies/early eighties, Doug Liman’s American Made centres around Barry Seal (Tom Cruise), an incredibly talented TWA pilot… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “American Made” (2017)”