Tom BowninTom BownTom Bown’s Favourite TV Shows, 2011–2021A list of my 30 favourite shows from the past 10 years, featuring distant lands, sudden departures, malevolant evils, and Dumb Starbucks.34 min read·Jan 11, 2022----
Tom BowninTom BownTom Bown’s Top 10 Games of 2017Although my love for games isn’t quite up there with my love for TV or film, it’s still very deeply ingrained in me. This year proved to be…6 min read·Dec 12, 2017----
Tom BowninTom BownYou Were Never Really Here — London Film Festival ReviewLynne Ramsay, during her barely-an-introduction to You Were Never Really Here — the Scottish filmmaker’s first feature since 2011’s…3 min read·Oct 15, 2017----
Tom BowninTom BownThe Killing Of A Sacred Deer — London Film Festival ReviewIt’s incredibly easy to spot a Yorgos Lanthimos flick, with his clinical, darkly humorous look at disturbing or tough subjects. The Greek…3 min read·Oct 13, 2017----
Tom BowninTom BownThe Shape Of Water — London Film Festival ReviewThe Shape Of Water is the kind of movie it’s impossible to imagine anyone but Guillermo del Toro making — a classic Hollywood-type romance…3 min read·Oct 11, 2017----
Tom BowninTom BownBrigsby Bear — London Film Festival ReviewBrainchild of SNL player Kyle Mooney and his childhood friends, Brigsby Bear was an extremely weird and pleasant surprise for me — a…3 min read·Oct 10, 2017----
Tom BowninTom BownBattle of the Sexes — London Film Festival ReviewBattle of the Sexes, based on the real-life 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, is a good underdog sports story…4 min read·Oct 9, 2017----
Tom BowninTom BownLast Flag Flying — London Film Festival ReviewRichard Linklater is an all-time favourite filmmaker of mine, who in my opinion has made the most consistently great body of work of this…3 min read·Oct 8, 2017----
Tom BowninTom BownThe Meyerowitz Stories — London Film Festival ReviewEsteemed indieman Noah Baumbach’s latest (and first for Netflix) is almost like his own riff on frequent collaborator Wes Anderson’s The…3 min read·Oct 7, 2017----
Tom BowninTom BownLean On Pete — London Film Festival ReviewLean On Pete is a slow, steady movie which can feel like a chore to watch at times throughout its 2-hour runtime, but which leaves you…3 min read·Oct 6, 2017----