In 1969, an English family consisting of a mother, three sons and a daughter move to their old family manor in America, escaping from some unknown problems… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Secret of Marrowbone” (2017)”
Tag: Drama
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” (2018)
Director Stefano Sollima takes the reigns on this, the sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s critically acclaimed 2015 film Sicario, which sees FBI agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) and… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” (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 . . . “Love, Simon” (2018)
Seventeen year old Simon Spier (Nick Robinson) lives a happy, everyday life spending time with his friends and his loving family, counting down the days until graduation,… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Love, Simon” (2018)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Thoroughbreds” (2017)
This was one of my most anticipated films of the year for the plain, simple reason that Anya Taylor-Joy, Olivia Cooke and Anton Yelchin were in it.… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Thoroughbreds” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “You Were Never Really Here” (2017)
Writer/Director Lynne Ramsay’s latest film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Joe, a troubled hitman-for-hire who is tasked with tracking down the teenage daughter of a Senator, rescuing her… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “You Were Never Really Here” (2017)”
Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams: “Autofac”
In a post-apocalyptic settlement, built after a devastating world war, settlers are provided for by a gigantic automatic factory but some of them start to realise that… Read more “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams: “Autofac””
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Lady Bird” (2017)
Ahhhh, finally! This here’s that pesky film that we in the UK have been hearing about for many months, reading about just how great it is and… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Lady Bird” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Shape of Water” (2017)
In 1960s Baltimore, the lonely and mute Elisa (Sally Hawkins) works as a cleaner in a government lab and soon discovers that they have recently acquired a… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Shape of Water” (2017)”