Following on from his critically admired horror hit It Follows, David Robert Mitchell’s latest film centres around slacker Sam (Andrew Garfield) who meets and becomes infatuated with… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Under the Silver Lake” (2018)”
Category: Film Reviews
Netflix Movie Marathon: 5 Plain, Simple Reviews
Short reviews of “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind”, “Paddleton”, “Period. End of Sentence”, “Triple Frontier” and “High Flying Bird”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Captain Marvel” (2019)
In the midst of an ongoing war between warrior race The Kree and the shapeshifting Skrulls, Starforce fighter Vers (Brie Larson) works alongside her mentor and commander… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Captain Marvel” (2019)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Fighting with My Family” (2019)
In Norwich, siblings Soraya (Florence Pugh) and Zak (Jack Lowden) Knight help run a local wrestling program while dreaming of fulfilling their childhood dream – of one… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Fighting with My Family” (2019)”
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)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Wild Rose” (2018)
“What kind of music do you have here?” “Oh, we got both kinds: we got country AND western!”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Green Book” (2018)
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)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Alita: Battle Angel” (2019)
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)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Velvet Buzzsaw” (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)”