Parents Scott and Kate Johansen (Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler) are ecstatic when their daughter Alex (Ryan Simpkins) is accepted into college but, after the town-granted scholarship… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The House” (2017)”
Tag: Comedy
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Baby Driver” (2017)
The new film from Edgar Wright, Baby Driver stars Ansel Elgort as Baby, an incredibly talented getaway driver working to pay off his debt to crime boss Doc (Kevin… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Baby Driver” (2017)”
Final Thoughts: “Master of None” Series Two
Series two of the critically acclaimed Netflix series takes us back into the life of Dev (Aziz Ansari) who, as we left him at the end of… Read more “Final Thoughts: “Master of None” Series Two”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” (2017)
Contains minor spoilers. The much anticipated sequel to 2014’s beloved Marvel hit, Volume 2 brings back our favourite space rogues: Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket and (Baby) Groot as… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Mindhorn” (2016)
Penned by and starring The Mighty Boosh‘s Julian Barratt and Horrible Histories‘ Simon Farnaby, Mindhorn is about washed-up actor Richard Thorncroft who used to be the star of a hugely… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Mindhorn” (2016)”
Online Movie Swap: Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Safety Last!” (1923)
Organised by V Donovan from Coolbeans4 and Matt from The Album, this Online Movie Swap was set up for film fans to blindly watch films that they haven’t seen before,… Read more “Online Movie Swap: Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Safety Last!” (1923)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Spaceballs” (1987)
Mel Brooks’ comedic send-up of Star Wars, Spaceballs features Bill Pullman as renegade space pilot Lone Starr who must protect runaway bride Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) from the evil… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Spaceballs” (1987)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “War on Everyone” (2016)
It’s been a while since I’ve been to a Screen Unseen at the Odeon, the once a month or so showing of a mystery film, and after Midnight… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “War on Everyone” (2016)”
Plain, Simple Tom (briefly) reviews . . . “Hail Caesar!” (2016)
So I went to see “Hail Caesar!” yesterday, ultimately encouraged by Kermode and Mayo’s glowing review of it (and the fact that it was on my “Films… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom (briefly) reviews . . . “Hail Caesar!” (2016)”