This evening I finally got round to watching Tom McCarthy’s Best Picture winner about the spotlight team at the Boston Globe, whose investigative journalism uncovered a major… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Spotlight” (2015)”
Tag: 2015
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Lobster” (2015)
Hmm, I think that this was generally quite a divisive film: some people loved it, others hated it and I was curious to see where I would… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Lobster” (2015)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Green Room” (2015)
As one of the much talked about cinema releases that I missed out on this year, I was excited to see Green Room being made available on the ‘flix… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Green Room” (2015)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Tangerine” (2015)
Taking place during a Los Angeles Christmas Eve, Tangerine is primarily about transgender sex worker Sin-Dee Rella (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) who, after spending 28 days in prison, discovers that… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Tangerine” (2015)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Grandma” (2015)
Taking place over the course of a single day, Grandma stars Lily Tomlin (in her first film role for 27 years) in the title role as Elle Reid whose… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Grandma” (2015)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Brooklyn” (2015)
A critically acclaimed film of 2015, Brooklyn is the story of Eilis (Saoirse Ronan) who leaves her home in Ireland to go and live in America. Initially… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Brooklyn” (2015)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Sicario” (2015)
Denis Villeneuve’s critically acclaimed 2015 thriller stars Emily Blunt as FBI agent Kate Macer who joins a special task force, headed by the charismatic Matt Graver (Josh… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Sicario” (2015)”
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””
From LoveFilm: “Slow West”
This was another one of those films that was well received by critics and I was interested in watching it when it came out, but it annoyingly… Read more “From LoveFilm: “Slow West””
