In the early 18th century, England is at war with France and an ailing Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) is deeply depressed, shutting herself off from the rest… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Favourite” (2018)”
Tag: Black Comedy
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Sorry to Bother You” (2018)
In writer/director Boots Riley’s debut feature film, Lakeith Stanfield stars as Cassius Green, a financially struggling young man who joins a telemarketing company and, by using a… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Sorry to Bother You” (2018)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Predator” (2018)
In Shane Black’s 2018 film, a fugitive Predator crash lands on Earth and, after getting into a skirmish with army sniper McKenna (Boyd Holbrook), is apprehended and… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Predator” (2018)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017)
From In Bruges writer/director Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri stars Frances McDormand as Mildred Hayes who, after her teenage daughter is raped and killed by unknown assailants, rents three… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” (2017)
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)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Prevenge” (2016)
“I’m your vehicle, baby; I’ll take you anywhere you wanna go . . .” Written and directed by Alice Lowe, Prevenge follows Ruth (Lowe), a pregnant widow who begins… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Prevenge” (2016)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Colossal” (2016)
Contains minor spoilers. I remember when I first saw the trailer for this film in the cinema; a film apparently about a woman facing some serious life… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Colossal” (2016)”
