In Marvel studios’ latest cinematic offering, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) is finally crowned king of the African nation of Wakanda, following the death of his father in Civil… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Black Panther” (2018)”
Tag: Drama
Final Thoughts: “Star Trek: Discovery” Series One
Set roughly a decade before the time of Kirk and of the original Enterprise, Star Trek: Discovery takes place at the start of the Federation/Klingon war, which was inadvertently set… Read more “Final Thoughts: “Star Trek: Discovery” Series One”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “I, Tonya” (2017)
Margot Robbie stars in Craig Gillespie’s feature that tells the story of Tonya Harding – the first American woman to perform a triple axel in competitive figure… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “I, Tonya” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Coco” (2017)
Contains Potential Spoilers Young Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of being a musician like his much-revered idol Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt) but his family has a… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Coco” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Hostiles” (2017)
In 1892, Captain Joe Blocker (Christian Bale) is ordered to escort the dying Cheyenne Chief Yellow Hawk (Wes Studi) and his family back to their tribal land in… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Hostiles” (2017)”
Final Thoughts: “Black Mirror” Series Four
Another series of Charlie Brooker’s popular anthology series has hit the ‘flix so it’s time again to go over the episodes and see which ones were hot… Read more “Final Thoughts: “Black Mirror” Series Four”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Greatest Showman” (2017)
The Greatest Showman tells the story of the infinitely imaginative P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman), a man of humble beginnings, who dreams of creating brand new worlds and… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Greatest Showman” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017)
From In Bruges writer/director Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri stars Frances McDormand as Mildred Hayes who, after her teenage daughter is raped and killed by unknown assailants, rents three… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Lady MacBeth” (2016)
In 1865 England, young Katherine (Florence Pugh) is forced to marry the distant and inattentive Alexander Lester (Paul Hilton), with nothing to do besides sit around the… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Lady MacBeth” (2016)”