As the film opens it shows Eva living a squalid life on her own as a total social outcast where strangers assault her in the street. Life has not always been like that and through a whole series of flashbacks interchanged with the present, we learn how she ended up like this. Once happily married … Continue reading
For the ‘NY Times’ to review a ‘gay’ movie is far too rare an occurrence but when A.O Scott, its senior Critic, goes one step further and gives one a rave review, then you know that that this is no ordinary film. This wee British movie shot over two weeks and as the title suggests, … Continue reading
For a 6 year old child Maisie knows a lot, primarily because the two main adults in her life act like pretentious spoilt brats right in front of her all the time. She lives with her parents in a fancy duplex apartment in Manhattan where there is much screaming and slamming of doors until one … Continue reading
There’s a real sense of irony in the title of this German romantic comedy written and directed by the leading TV actor Matthias Schweighöfer, as Alex the protagonist (that he also plays) is rather an immature wimp. Well, he starts out that way as he allows his self-starved uptight model girlfriend to literally walk over him. … Continue reading
Richard Karlsen seems to have it all. The only son of wealthy indulgent parents, complete with a holiday home on the beach, this handsome and very popular young Rugby Captain is about to have one long hot summer break with his mates after just finishing High School and before starting University in the autumn. The … Continue reading