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The Best Performances of 2016: Part Two

As we’re nearing the end of the year, this is the perfect time to conclude the list that I started back in July (see HERE), where I… Read more “The Best Performances of 2016: Part Two”

From J.A. Bayona, director of The Impossible, A Monster Calls is about Conor O’Malley (Lewis MacDougall), a young boy who lives with his terminally ill mother Lizzie (Felicity Jones) and… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “A Monster Calls” (2016)”

British director Amma Asante’s film is based on the true story of Seretse Khama (David Oyelowo), heir to the throne of Bechuana Land (Botswana) who falls in… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “A United Kingdom” (2016)”

After watching, and having a certain lukewarm reaction to, Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals, I thought that I’d take a look at his directorial debut, since many referenced it… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “A Single Man” (2009)”

Fashion designer Tom Ford writes and directs this film, which features Amy Adams as art gallery owner Susan Morrow who, out of the blue, receives a book… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Nocturnal Animals” (2016)”

With just one week until the EU Referendum, this seems like the perfect opportunity to celebrate some of the best films that have come out of Europe… Read more “10 Great European Films (Inspired by: The EU Referendum)”

The main draw of this film is the central trio of performances; we have Russell Crowe as the tough enforcer with the heart of gold and the… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Nice Guys” (2016)”

Along with “Batman V Superman” and “Captain America: Civil War”, this film formed the third part of a trio of Superhero films, all released pretty close together,… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “X-Men: Apocalypse” (2016)”

Last night, I did something that I’ve really wanted to do for some time: go to a “Screen Unseen” at the Odeon. Thankfully, it was genuinely kept… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Midnight Special” (2016)”