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)”
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Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Game Night” (2018)
Perhaps surprisingly, this was one of my most anticipated films of this year; when I first saw the trailer, shown during a previous cinema visit sometime last… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Game Night” (2018)”
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)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Black Panther” (2018)
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)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Ritual” (2017)
When will film characters learn never to walk through a dark forest?! After having abandoned his friend, leaving him to be killed in a convenience store robbery,… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Ritual” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” (2017)
Once a highly saught-after, triple-A rated executive protection agent, Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) finds himself down on his luck after an unexpected assassination of his wealthy client,… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Moana” (2016)
I don’t completely remember why I didn’t see this film in the cinema but it’s a safe bet that I avoided it because I thought that going… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Moana” (2016)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Spider-Man: Homecoming” (2017)
The lil’ scene stealer of Captain America: Civil War returns to the screen in his own adventure as Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland) yearns to get back into the action… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Spider-Man: Homecoming” (2017)”