Nightcrawler writer/director Dan Gilroy re-teams with actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo in this mesmerisingly dark tale about art fighting back against unfeeling critics and scheming gallery… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Velvet Buzzsaw” (2019)”
Tag: Drama
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2018)
Moonlight writer/director Barry Jenkins’ latest film takes place in Harlem and concerns young couple Tish (Kiki Layne) and Fonny (Stephan James) who learn that they are about… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2018)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Glass” (2019)
M. Night Shyamalan’s follow-up to both Unbreakable and Split, Glass sees David Dunn (Bruce Willis) working in a security system store while also undertaking vigilante work at… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Glass” (2019)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Vice” (2018)
Adam McKay’s latest film tells the saga of Dick Chaney (Christian Bale) as he goes from drunken, academically failing party boy to entering the world of politics… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Vice” (2018)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Stan & Ollie” (2018)
In post-war Britain, with their glory days behind them, famed comedy duo Stan Laurel (Steve Coogan) and Oliver Hardy (John C. Reilly) now tour several small venues… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Stan & Ollie” (2018)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Beautiful Boy” (2018)
Nic Sheff (Timothée Chalamet) is addicted to crystal meth and his concerned, loving father David (Steve Carell) is willing to do whatever it takes to help him… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Beautiful Boy” (2018)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” (2018)
Adapted from David Lagercrantz’s novel, using characters from Stieg Larsson’s acclaimed Millenium Trilogy, The Girl in the Spider’s Web stars Claire Foy as master hacker and vigilante… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” (2018)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” (2018)
The latest film from the Coen Brothers consists of six individual stories set in the old west and has a cast that includes Tim Blake Nelson, James… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” (2018)”
Final Thoughts: “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” (Part One)
Sabrina Spellman (Kiernan Shipka) is a child of two worlds. On the one hand, she appears to be like any other teenager as she goes to the… Read more “Final Thoughts: “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” (Part One)”