Tom May

Tom May

Favorite films

  • Anti-Clock
  • Mulholland Drive
  • Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
  • Destiny

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  • Katie: The Year of a Child

    ★★★½

  • In the Veins

    ★★★★

  • Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

    ★★★

  • A Little Temptation

    ★★½

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  • A Little Temptation

    A Little Temptation

    ★★½

    I wouldn't say this was a great play, and indeed I really took against it at first, but on reflection, following deeper viewing, it's very watchable, especially due to some fine performances. Here is my full article, providing information, context and a lengthier subjective assessment of the play: maysbritain.home.blog/2025/03/17/exploring-the-wednesday-plays-legacy-at-60-02-11-a-little-temptation-bbc1-17-march-1965/

  • Katie: The Year of a Child

    Katie: The Year of a Child

    ★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  • Hard Truths

    Hard Truths

    ★★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

    Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

    ★★★

    Pleasence is great and works ably with Hickson, expanding on some of his characteristics as mercurial and hearty. He also does some fine eccentric laughing. As a crime story and film this Barbados-shot effort does drag and doesn't have much that is compelling. Christopher Petit should've been allowed to stay with arty Eurocentric road movies... My wife said that it was "more convoluted than usual" and she loves this particular Marple series.

    However, there are reasonably fair and progressive depictions…