The brainchild of producer/co-writer James Cameron and directed by Robert Rodriguez, Alita: Battle Angel takes place in the futuristic war-torn Iron City, a sprawling junkyard populated primarily… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Alita: Battle Angel” (2019)”
Tag: Adaptation
Final Thoughts: “Vanity Fair” (2018)
This ITV adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s 1848 novel stars Olivia Cooke as Becky Sharp, an orphan of low parentage who, after leaving a girls’ boarding school… Read more “Final Thoughts: “Vanity Fair” (2018)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Tomb Raider” (2018)
Having been separated from her missing adventurer father since she was a teenager, English heiress Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander) struggles to make her way in the world,… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Tomb Raider” (2018)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Red Sparrow” (2018)
Director Francis Lawrence reunites with his Hunger Games leading actress Jennifer Lawrence in this cinematic adaptation of Jason Matthews’ book, which is about former Prima Ballerina Dominika… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Red Sparrow” (2018)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Black Panther” (2018)
In Marvel studios’ latest cinematic offering, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) is finally crowned king of the African nation of Wakanda, following the death of his father in Civil… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Black Panther” (2018)”
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 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 . . . “It” (2017)
Adapted from the much revered book by Stephen King, Andy Muschietti’s 2017 version of It tells the story of a group of troubled, bullied, misfit kids, later to… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “It” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Ghost in the Shell” (2017)
This new adaptation of the (apparently) popular manga series takes place in a future where cybernetic enhancements are commonplace and the lines between human and robot are… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Ghost in the Shell” (2017)”
