BFI – Plain, Simple Tom Reviews

Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “You Were Never Really Here” (2017)

Writer/Director Lynne Ramsay’s latest film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Joe, a troubled hitman-for-hire who is tasked with tracking down the teenage daughter of a Senator, rescuing her… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “You Were Never Really Here” (2017)”

Set at the dawn of time, Aardman Animation’s latest film focuses on Dug (Eddie Redmayne), a young and excitable caveman who yearns for sonething bigger than simply… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Early Man” (2018)”

In 1865 England, young Katherine (Florence Pugh) is forced to marry the distant and inattentive Alexander Lester (Paul Hilton), with nothing to do besides sit around the… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Lady MacBeth” (2016)”

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)”