Organised by V Donovan from Coolbeans4 and Matt from The Album, this Online Movie Swap was set up for film fans to blindly watch films that they haven’t seen before,… Read more “Online Movie Swap: Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Safety Last!” (1923)”
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Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Spaceballs” (1987)
Mel Brooks’ comedic send-up of Star Wars, Spaceballs features Bill Pullman as renegade space pilot Lone Starr who must protect runaway bride Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) from the evil… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Spaceballs” (1987)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Ghost in the Shell” (2017)
This new adaptation of the (apparently) popular manga series takes place in a future where cybernetic enhancements are commonplace and the lines between human and robot are… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Ghost in the Shell” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Power Rangers” (2017)
To begin with a bit of context: I was never really a fan of the Power Rangers when I was growing up. I’m pretty sure that I… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Power Rangers” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Free Fire” (2016)
Ben Wheatley’s latest cinematic offering, Free Fire is a seventies-set film set in Boston and is about a group of people, chief among them being Chris (Cillian Murphy), buying… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Free Fire” (2016)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “10 Cloverfield Lane” (2016)
Another well received film of yesteryear, 10 Cloverfield Lane was one of those films that I had heard some good things about (I even blindly added John Goodman… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “10 Cloverfield Lane” (2016)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Life” (2017)
Getting in on this apparent “Spring Blockbuster” craze, Life, directed by Daniel Espinosa and penned by Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, is about a six person team… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Life” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Jungle Book” (2016)
With the Disney live action remake train moving along at full steam, I thought it was about time for me to finally watch Jon Favreau’s 2016 re-imagining… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Jungle Book” (2016)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Song of the Sea” (2014) (100th Review!)
For my 100th film review on this blog, I thought that I would take the opportunity to finally get around to rewatching 2014’s “Song of the Sea”,… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Song of the Sea” (2014) (100th Review!)”