Film Reviews – Page 33 – Plain, Simple Tom Reviews

Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “War on Everyone” (2016)

It’s been a while since I’ve been to a Screen Unseen at the Odeon, the once a month or so showing of a mystery film, and after Midnight… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “War on Everyone” (2016)”

Directed by David Mackenzie and written by Taylor Sheridan, who previously gave us an excellent script in Sicario, Hell or High Water is about brothers Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Hell or High Water” (2016)”

I should probably begin by saying that I’ve never actually seen a Studio Laika film before. I mean, I had heard of this being “the latest offering… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Kubo and the Two Strings” (2016)”

A critically acclaimed film of 2015, Brooklyn is the story of Eilis (Saoirse Ronan) who leaves her home in Ireland to go and live in America. Initially… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Brooklyn” (2015)”

After a talented Los Angeles chef (Jon Favreau) leaves his resteraunt job, following a public, heated argument with a food critic (Oliver Platt), he starts up a… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Chef” (2014)”

Another film from Sicario director Denis Villeneuve (I think that I’m subconsciously watching his films in order to gauge whether he can be trusted with the precious cargo that… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Prisoners” (2013)”

In this Ridley Scott/Leonardo DiCaprio produced film, Christian Bale stars as steel mill worker Russell who, after serving time in prison following a vehicular collision, tries to… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Out of the Furnace” (2013)”

Well now, this is a film that has provoked a certain audience reaction; it was firmly on my list of “films to see in 2016” though later… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Suicide Squad” (2016)”

Gavin O’Connor directs and co writes this 2011 drama about two estranged bothers (Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton) who both, initially unbeknownst to each other, enter a… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Warrior” (2011)”