From In Bruges writer/director Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri stars Frances McDormand as Mildred Hayes who, after her teenage daughter is raped and killed by unknown assailants, rents three… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Disaster Artist” (2017)
Directed by James Franco and based on the autobiographical book by Greg Sestero, The Disaster Artist tells the story of struggling young actor Greg (Dave Franco) who meets the… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Disaster Artist” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Wonder” (2017)
Adapted from R. J. Palacio’s book and directed by The Perks of Being a Wallflower‘s Stephen Chbosky, 2017’s Wonder centres around young Auggie Pullman (Jacob Tremblay) who was born with… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Wonder” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Lady MacBeth” (2016)
In 1865 England, young Katherine (Florence Pugh) is forced to marry the distant and inattentive Alexander Lester (Paul Hilton), with nothing to do besides sit around the… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Lady MacBeth” (2016)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Room” (2003)
With The Disaster Artist just around the corner, I thought that I’d jump on the bandwagon and watch Tommy Wiseau’s infamous “Citizen Kane of bad movies”, a… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Room” (2003)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Suburbicon” (2017)
Directed by Jurj Clooners George Clooney and with a script from Grant Heslov, the Coen Brothers and Clooney himself, the fifties-set Suburbicon takes place in a seemingly perfect American… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Suburbicon” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Battle of the Sexes” (2017)
2017’s Battle of the Sexes stars Emma Stone as tennis champion Billie Jean King who, after discovering that the World Lawn Tennis Association will be paying the men’s champion… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Battle of the Sexes” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Ingrid Goes West” (2017)
Premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, first time director Matt Spicer’s film is about damaged young Instagram addict Ingrid Thorburn (Aubrey Plaza) who, after a brief… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Ingrid Goes West” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Brigsby Bear” (2017)
Written by and starring Kyle Mooney, Brigsby Bear begins in an underground bunker of sorts, where James Pope (Mooney) lives with Ted and April (Mark Hamill and Jane Adams)… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Brigsby Bear” (2017)”
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