Written and directed by The Lobster‘s Yorgos Lanthimos, The Killing of a Sacred Deer stars Colin Farrell as successful cardiologist Steven Murphy who befriends the troubled Martin (Barry Keoghan), whose… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” (2017)”
Tag: 2017
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Murder on the Orient Express” (2017)
Contains Potential Spoilers (never can be too sure!) Kenneth Branagh’s 2017 adaptation of the popular Agatha Christie novel follows legendary detective Hercule Poirot (Branagh) as he makes… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Murder on the Orient Express” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Florida Project” (2017)
Directed by Sean Baker, The Florida Project takes place in a budget motel in Florida and is seen through the eyes of the six year old Moonee (Brooklynn… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Florida Project” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Snowman” (2017)
No, not a remake of the beloved Raymond Briggs tale that traumatised a whole generation of kids with its painfully sad ending. Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of Jo… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Snowman” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Death of Stalin” (2017)
Adapted from the French graphic novel of the same name and directed by Armando Iannucci, The Death of Stalin explores the chaotic days that followed Joseph Stalin’s death in… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Death of Stalin” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Blade Runner 2049” (2017)
Contains Potential Spoilers (never can be too sure!) Carrying on from Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi masterpiece, Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 centres around the Blade Runner known as “K”… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Blade Runner 2049” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Flatliners” (2017)
A remake of Joel Schumacher’s 1990 cult film, Niels Arden Oplev’s Flatliners is about five medical students who venture to explore the mysteries of life after death, stopping… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Flatliners” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Ritual” (2017)
When will film characters learn never to walk through a dark forest?! After having abandoned his friend, leaving him to be killed in a convenience store robbery,… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Ritual” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Mother!” (2017)
Darren Aronofsky’s Mother! is about a married couple (Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem) who work to rebuild their house, after it was burned down in a fire, and to… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Mother!” (2017)”