THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
This gentle warm delightful comedy is about a well-adjusted, happy, loving and quite devoted family. The two teenage children have reached that awkward stage when they start questioning things, in this case, to find out who their biological father is. It just so happens that their two parents are a lesbian couple, but that aside, … Continue reading
THE KING OF DEVIL'S ISLAND
My, those Norwegians can be a dour and scary lot! This movie based on a true story is set in Bastoy a reform school set on a remote island, which is like Alcatraz, but for kids. The place is where ‘maladjusted’ boys aged 11 to 18 are ‘sensible and forcibly turned into useful Christian boys’ … Continue reading
THE KING
Albert, the Duke of York, was the 2nd son of King George V and as a Naval Officer and husband and father with two young children he enjoyed a calm and privileged life and the freedom that came with not being the Heir to the British Throne. That all changed suddenly with the unexpected death … Continue reading
THE KING’S SPEECH
Albert, the Duke of York, was the 2nd son of King George V and as a Naval Officer and husband and father with two young children he enjoyed a calm and privileged life and the freedom that came with not being the Heir to the British Throne. That all changed suddenly with the unexpected death … Continue reading
THE LAST SEPTEMBER
Fresh from watching the second series of ‘Downton Abbey’ the Emmy Award winning period drama, I had a urge to seeing some more work of one of it’s biggest stars, Dame Maggie Smith who now appears to be more regal than the aristocratic characters she excels at playing. My search turned up this rather intriguing … Continue reading