Along with “Batman V Superman” and “Captain America: Civil War”, this film formed the third part of a trio of Superhero films, all released pretty close together,… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “X-Men: Apocalypse” (2016)”
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Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Captain America: Civil War” (2016)
I can start this review off by saying that I don’t actually have that much to say about “Captain America: Civil War”, other than . . .… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Captain America: Civil War” (2016)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Duke of Burgundy” (2014)
Warning: Contains Spoilers Essentially concluding Film4’s “Love and Sex” season (I’m not going to bother with “Lovelace”..!), this was a film that gathered a generous amount of… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Duke of Burgundy” (2014)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Nymphomaniac Volume II” (2013)
Picking up directly after the events of volume one, “Nymphomaniac Volume II” is a darker, moodier, bleaker conclusion to Lars Von Trier’s cinematic odyssey. I guess that… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Nymphomaniac Volume II” (2013)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Nymphomaniac: Volume I” (2013)
Part of Film4’s “Love and Sex” season, this was a film that I initially wasn’t interested in watching at all. I guess that the title threw me… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Nymphomaniac: Volume I” (2013)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice”
I initially resisted the urge to go an see this, given the terrible critical reviews and my plan was to rent it when it came out on… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice””
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Midnight Special” (2016)
Last night, I did something that I’ve really wanted to do for some time: go to a “Screen Unseen” at the Odeon. Thankfully, it was genuinely kept… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Midnight Special” (2016)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Carol”
One of the most well received films of last year, it was certainly a treat to finally watch “Carol” today. When it played in the cinema, I… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Carol””
Plain Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Witch”
Two years ago, I really wanted to see “The Babadook”, but it didn’t play at my local cinema so I travelled down to Cardiff to see it.… Read more “Plain Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Witch””