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Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Florida Project” (2017)

Directed by Sean Baker, The Florida Project takes place in a budget motel in Florida and is seen through the eyes of the six year old Moonee (Brooklynn… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Florida Project” (2017)”

John Lee Hancock’s 2016 biopic film stars Michael Keaton as travelling milkshake machine salesman Ray Kroc; getting nowhere selling his machines, he soon receives a large order… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Founder” (2016)”

No, not a remake of the beloved Raymond Briggs tale that traumatised a whole generation of kids with its painfully sad ending. Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of Jo… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Snowman” (2017)”

In the future, policewoman Sarah (Anna Paquin) works to catch a dangerous psycopathic criminal, going through survivor’s guilt following the aftermath of a terrible massacre of which… Read more “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams: “Real Life””

Adapted from the French graphic novel of the same name and directed by Armando Iannucci, The Death of Stalin explores the chaotic days that followed Joseph Stalin’s death in… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Death of Stalin” (2017)”

Contains Potential Spoilers (never can be too sure!) Carrying on from Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi masterpiece, Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 centres around the Blade Runner known as “K”… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Blade Runner 2049” (2017)”

Ed (Steve Buscemi) works at a “spirit mill”, working to implant quantum consciousness into part-synthetic beings known as “Jacks” and “Jills” while also planning to escape the… Read more “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams: “Crazy Diamond””

A remake of Joel Schumacher’s 1990 cult film, Niels Arden Oplev’s Flatliners is about five medical students who venture to explore the mysteries of life after death, stopping… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Flatliners” (2017)”

In deep space, leisure and tourism agents Norton and Andrews (Jack Reynor and Benedict Wong) show tourists the wonders of the galaxy, subtly altering colour and sound… Read more “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams: “Impossible Planet””