With the second series, “China Girl”, on the horizon, I decided to rewatch the first series in preparation. Written by Jane Campion and Gerard Lee and directed… Read more “Final Thoughts: “Top of the Lake” Series One”
Tag: 2013
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Belle” (2013)
Amma Asante’s second film as director, and like A United Kingdom based on real events, Belle is about Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), a young woman of mixed race who… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Belle” (2013)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Prisoners” (2013)
Another film from Sicario director Denis Villeneuve (I think that I’m subconsciously watching his films in order to gauge whether he can be trusted with the precious cargo that… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Prisoners” (2013)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Out of the Furnace” (2013)
In this Ridley Scott/Leonardo DiCaprio produced film, Christian Bale stars as steel mill worker Russell who, after serving time in prison following a vehicular collision, tries to… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Out of the Furnace” (2013)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Counselor” (2013)
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)”
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)”
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: “Spring Breakers” (2013): “Look at my s**t!”
Okay, first of all I will admit that this movie is two-dimensional with zero character development and not too much plot. Having said that, this is a… Read more “From the Amazon archives: “Spring Breakers” (2013): “Look at my s**t!””
