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Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Spotlight” (2015)

This evening I finally got round to watching Tom McCarthy’s Best Picture winner about the spotlight team at the Boston Globe, whose investigative journalism uncovered a major… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Spotlight” (2015)”

Based on a true story (well, it is Oscar season . . .), Lion is about five year old Saroo (Sunny Pawar) who falls asleep on a train that… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Lion” (2016)”

This is another film that I’m sure we in the UK have been anxiously awaiting; I’ve certainly read my fair share of positive reviews around this here… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Hacksaw Ridge” (2016)”

Amma Asante’s second film as director, and like A United Kingdom based on real events, Belle is about Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), a young woman of mixed race who… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Belle” (2013)”

Set in three distinct acts, Barry Jenkins’ Golden Globe winning film is about the life of Chiron (played by Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders and Trevante Rhodes respectively… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Moonlight” (2016)”

In the early sixties, continually being outdone by the Russians, America works effortlessly to win the race for space and to have their astronauts orbit the earth… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Hidden Figures” (2016)”

New Year’s Eve is upon us, dear readers and I’m sure that we all want to leave 2016 behind as soon as possible. You know, since it… Read more “The Plain, Simple Review of the Year: 2016”

As we’re nearing the end of the year, this is the perfect time to conclude the list that I started back in July (see HERE), where I… Read more “The Best Performances of 2016: Part Two”

As one of the much talked about cinema releases that I missed out on this year, I was excited to see Green Room being made available on the ‘flix… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Green Room” (2015)”