Director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal’s latest film takes place in 1967 Detroit when race relations between the African-American inhabitants and the predominantly white police force… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Detroit” (2017)”
Category: 2017
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Logan Lucky” (2017)
Having been fired from his job fixing sinkholes underneath the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum) makes a heist plan to rob the speedway during a… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Logan Lucky” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Wind River” (2017)
Written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, Wind River stars Jeremy Renner as Cory Lambert, a Wyoming-based hunter of natural predators who discovers the body of a young, barefoot… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Wind River” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” (2017)
Once a highly saught-after, triple-A rated executive protection agent, Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) finds himself down on his luck after an unexpected assassination of his wealthy client,… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Atomic Blonde” (2017)
During the last days of the Cold War, MI6 agent Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron) is sent to Berlin to ascertain the location of an important watch that… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Atomic Blonde” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” (2017)
Firstly, I have to admit that at the beginning of the year, looking at the list of upcoming 2017 films, Valerian was actually in my “films to avoid” list.… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Girls Trip” (2017)
Girls Trip is about four lifelong college friends: celebrity author Ryan (Regina Hall), gossip blogger Sasha (Queen Latifah), mother of two Lisa (Jada Pinkett Smith) and recently fired… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Girls Trip” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Dunkirk” (2017)
Christopher Nolan’s latest film, Dunkirk tells the story of the 400,000 soldiers who were trapped on the beaches at Dunkirk during World War Two, facing enemy fire from the… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Dunkirk” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Big Sick” (2017)
Contains Minor Spoilers Based on the real-life relationship between Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, The Big Sick is a cross-cultural romantic comedy about Pakistani stand-up comedian Kumail (Kumail… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Big Sick” (2017)”