Ahead of the upcoming Alison Brie Netflix series, I thought it would be a neat idea to watch Brett Whitcomb’s 2012 documentary about the unique TV show… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling” (2012)”
Tag: 2012
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Brave” (2012)
Part of a rather lengthy list of Disney/Pixar films that have passed me by over the years, I finally decided to watch Pixar’s 2012 Academy Award winner… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Brave” (2012)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Place Beyond the Pines” (2012)
Hot on the heels of Blue Valentine, writer/director Derek Cianfrance returns with this ambitious crime thriller, again starring Ryan Gosling as well as Bradley Cooper, Dane Dehaan, Ben… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Place Beyond the Pines” (2012)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Berberian Sound Studio” (2012)
Another film from Peter Strickland, who gave us the incredibly unique The Duke of Burgundy, Berberian Sound Studio stars Toby Jones as mild-mannered, British sound engineer Gilderoy who accepts a… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Berberian Sound Studio” (2012)”
My Cinema Journeys: 2011-2015
OK, well I like lists and I LOVE film lists. So obviously, I keep track of every film that I’ve seen in the cinema, since 2011 onwards.… Read more “My Cinema Journeys: 2011-2015”
From the Amazon archives: “Frances Ha” (2012): Charming Faux-Truffaut
Before I begin, I must say that before I saw the film, I was under the impression that this was a French movie, most likely because I… Read more “From the Amazon archives: “Frances Ha” (2012): Charming Faux-Truffaut”
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