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)”
Category: Film Reviews
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “American Made” (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)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Detroit” (2017)
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)”
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 . . . “The Girl with all the Gifts” (2016)
Adapted from the novel by M. R. Carey, The Girl with all the Gifts takes place in a world where most of humanity has succumbed to a disease caused… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Girl with all the Gifts” (2016)”