In the second outing for Ricky Gervais’ tragi-comic series, Tony (Gervais) is apparently doing better in life: attempting to adopt a new “zen attitude” to life and… Read more “Final Thoughts: “After Life” (Series Two)”
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Final Thoughts: “The Mandalorian” (Series One)
Set after the events of Return of the Jedi, Disney Plus’ original Star Wars series focuses on a Mandalorian bounty hunter (Pedro Pascal) as he accepts an… Read more “Final Thoughts: “The Mandalorian” (Series One)”
Final Thoughts: “Star Trek: Picard” (Series One)
In Amazon Prime’s original Star Trek series, Partick Stewart steps back into his popular role of Jean Luc Picard, now retired from Starfleet and living at his… Read more “Final Thoughts: “Star Trek: Picard” (Series One)”
Final Thoughts: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Series Three)
Life is going well for Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan): her career in stand-up comedy has taken off, slowly on her way to becoming a household name,… Read more “Final Thoughts: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Series Three)”
The Plain, Simple Review of the Year: Part One – Top Ten TV of 2019
The end of the year and the decade is upon us, dear readers, and that means that it’s time to celebrate the best TV shows and films… Read more “The Plain, Simple Review of the Year: Part One – Top Ten TV of 2019”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Marriage Story” (2019)
Writer/director Noah Baumbach’s 2019 film stars Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson as Charlie and Nicole: a New York-based married couple with a young son (Azhy Robertson) who… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Marriage Story” (2019)”
Final Thoughts: “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance”
A prequel to Jim Henson’s 1982 film, Age of Resistance takes us back to the land of Thra where the sinister Skeksis rule over the land, dutifully… Read more “Final Thoughts: “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance””
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” (2019)
Picking up directly on from where season five of Breaking Bad left off, El Camino sees Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) escape from captivity and with the assistance… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” (2019)”
Final Thoughts: “When They See Us”
Based on true events, co-writer/director Ava DuVernay’s four part Netflix miniseries begins on an infamous night in 1989; when a white female jogger is viciously assaulted in… Read more “Final Thoughts: “When They See Us””