Commemorating 100 years since fighting in the First World War ceased, Peter Jackson’s documentary tells the stories of the soldiers who fought during the war, using testimony… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “They Shall Not Grow Old” (2018)”
Tag: Documentary
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “American Animals” (2018)
Writer/director Bart Layton’s 2018 film tells of events that took place in Lexington, Kentucky in 2004 – when art student Spencer Reinhard (Barry Keoghan), looking for a… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “American Animals” (2018)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Whitney” (2018)
Kevin MacDonald’s 2018 documentary delves into the life of the incredibly talented and hugely successful recording artist Whitney Houston, looking at her childhood in Newark and how… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Whitney” (2018)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling” (2012)
Ahead of the upcoming Alison Brie Netflix series, I thought it would be a neat idea to watch Brett Whitcomb’s 2012 documentary about the unique TV show… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling” (2012)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “For the Love of Spock” (2016)
As perhaps made most popular by The Big Bang Theory, Leonard Nimoy’s son Adam brings us this documentary about the legacy of Spock. Originally intended as a celebration… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “For the Love of Spock” (2016)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “When We Were Kings” (1996)
“I have wrestled with an alligator. I done tussled with a whale. I done handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail. That’s bad! Only last week I murdered… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “When We Were Kings” (1996)”
