Featuring mini reviews of Rocks, The Boys in the Band, Saint Maud, Hubie Halloween, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Black Box, The Lie, Evil Eye and Nocturne.
Tag: Cinema
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Saint Maud” (2019)
In writer/director Rose Glass’ film, Morfydd Clark plays the part of Maud: a quiet, introverted, pious and God-fearing young woman who, while searching for her true calling… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Saint Maud” (2019)”
The Plain, Simple Review of the Month: September 2020
Featuring mini reviews of Tenet, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Get Duked!, The New Mutants, The Sleepover, The Babysitter: Killer Queen, Cuties, The Broken Heart Gallery, Bill and Ted Face the Music, The Social Dilemma, The Devil All the Time, Enola Holmes, The Hunt, The Call of the Wild, True History of the Kelly Gang and Unhinged
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Invisible Man” (2020)
After having escaped from a dangerously abusive relationship with tech company owner Adrian Griffin (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) lives in fear that her obsessive former… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Invisible Man” (2020)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Dark Waters” (2019)
Todd Haynes’ latest film stars Mark Ruffalo as corporate defense attorney Robert Billot who is approached by his grandmother’s farmer neighbour (Bill Camp), wanting him to investigate… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Dark Waters” (2019)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Lighthouse” (2019)
In the 1890s, two men – Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) and Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) – arrive at a remote and isolated New England island so that… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Lighthouse” (2019)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” (2020)
The eighth film in the DC Extended Universe, Birds of Prey sees Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) make the decision to cut ties with The Joker and to… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” (2020)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Parasite” (2019)
In South Korea, the financially struggling Kim family live in a small hovel below street level, spending their days attempting to latch onto some free wi-fi and… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Parasite” (2019)”
Academy Awards 2020: Best Adapted Screenplay Nominees
That exciting time in the film fan’s diary is quickly approaching as the 92nd Academy Awards are due to be televised tonight, so, as it has been… Read more “Academy Awards 2020: Best Adapted Screenplay Nominees”