Ok, let’s dive straight in with the cinematography, courtesy of Emmanuel Lubezki; he is clearly the MVP here, as the general look of the film is undeniably gorgeous,… Read more ““The Revenant”: Bears, Blood, Tall Trees and Treachery”
Tag: Drama
“War and Peace”: Episode Four
Hmmm…this is an interesting one. OK, first of all I have to say that this particular episode took a veeery long time to get going, 40 minutes… Read more ““War and Peace”: Episode Four”
“Room”: “Back in Room…”
WARNING: MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS OK, I guess that this review HAS to start with the two central performances. Aaaand…they’re both spot on; somewhat reminiscent of Essie Davis… Read more ““Room”: “Back in Room…””
“War and Peace” Episode Three
So it looks like we’re done with the “War”, and now we’ve moved on to the “Peace”! Or maybe not, since my knowledge on Tolstoy and history… Read more ““War and Peace” Episode Three”
Double Whammy: Star Wars VII and The Hateful Eight
Yesterday, I made the bold move of watching two films at the cinema, both very different indeed. With Star Wars, I guess that I was inclined to… Read more “Double Whammy: Star Wars VII and The Hateful Eight”
“War and Peace” Episode Two
Well, last week’s episode started off rather wooden and stilted but then improved greatly after about 20 minutes or so. That’s certainly not the case this week… Read more ““War and Peace” Episode Two”
My Cinema Journeys: 2011-2015
OK, well I like lists and I LOVE film lists. So obviously, I keep track of every film that I’ve seen in the cinema, since 2011 onwards.… Read more “My Cinema Journeys: 2011-2015”
“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2” review: On Fire? Not Quite
On the positive side, there are some excellent performances, especially from Jennifer Lawrence and Donald Sutherland as well as a number very exciting set pieces. I also… Read more ““The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2” review: On Fire? Not Quite”
“It Follows” review: “The Sex/Death Factor”
I don’t usually go to the cinema to see horror films, but since “The Babadook” was a personal highlight of my previous film year, I thought it… Read more ““It Follows” review: “The Sex/Death Factor””
Plain, Simple Tom Reviews 