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Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “3: 10 to Yuma” (1957)

After a stagecoach is robbed, down-on-his-luck rancher Dan Evans (Van Heflin), in order to earn money for his family, volunteers to take the captured gang leader Ben… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “3: 10 to Yuma” (1957)”

Based largely on historical texts and memoirs, Downfall is about the last days of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich; as Russians advance on Berlin, Hitler refuses to surrender,… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Downfall” (2004)”

A Ridley Scott directed thriller, written by Cormac McCarthy and with a cast including Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz – sounds pretty good on paper,… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Counselor” (2013)”

The main draw of this film is the central trio of performances; we have Russell Crowe as the tough enforcer with the heart of gold and the… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Nice Guys” (2016)”

“I have wrestled with an alligator. I done tussled with a whale. I done handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail. That’s bad! Only last week I murdered… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “When We Were Kings” (1996)”

I have to start by saying that this is the first Mike Leigh film that I’ve actually seen, despite obviously knowing his reputation for making well-written films… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Secrets and Lies” (1996)”

I haven’t seen the original version. OK, so that’s out of the way. On the positive side, Samuel L. Jackson is wonderful to watch, even if his… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “RoboCop” (2014)”

Starring one of my all time favourite actors, James Stewart, “Broken Arrow” is the story of gold prospector Tom Jeffords (Stewart) who takes it upon himself to… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Broken Arrow” (1950)”

In this thoroughly environmentally friendly sci-fi tale, Bruce Dern plays botanist Lowell (a good 40 years or so before Matt Damon had a go at it!) and… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Silent Running” (1972)”