Moonlight writer/director Barry Jenkins’ latest film takes place in Harlem and concerns young couple Tish (Kiki Layne) and Fonny (Stephan James) who learn that they are about… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2018)”
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Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “A Star is Born” (2018)
The third reimagining of William Wellman’s original 1937 film about the rise of one star and the fall of another, director Bradley Cooper’s 2018 version of A… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “A Star is Born” (2018)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Whitney” (2018)
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)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” (2017)
Written and directed by The Lobster‘s Yorgos Lanthimos, The Killing of a Sacred Deer stars Colin Farrell as successful cardiologist Steven Murphy who befriends the troubled Martin (Barry Keoghan), whose… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Big Sick” (2017)
Contains Minor Spoilers Based on the real-life relationship between Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, The Big Sick is a cross-cultural romantic comedy about Pakistani stand-up comedian Kumail (Kumail… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Big Sick” (2017)”
