When 14 year old Ulysses’s (Luka Kain) father suddenly dies, his mother (Margot Bingham) has to take on a second job to make ends meet. She somewhat reluctantly accepts an offer from Ulysses’ ultra-conservative Aunt Rose (Regina Taylor) to come to take care of him and his younger sibling after work until she gets home. The … Continue reading
When the movie opens with an overflowing blocked lavatory in a small Bed and Breakfast Guest House in Saugatuck, you can be forgiven if you panic slightly thinking that this small indie comedy may be headed down the toilet pan too. The place is run by Maggie and her ‘can’t get a date’ gay son … Continue reading
One of the most powerful and provocative movies that completely divided the critics at the Cannes Film Festival this year was French writer-director Camille Vidal-Naquet’s debut feature Sauvage. This story about a young street hustler in Strasburg who lived on his wits and despite his tough exterior turned out to be a whore with a … Continue reading
Writer/director Stewart Wade’s (Coffee Date) story of a bisexual triangle makes for an entertaining view even though it does expect us to stretch our imagination a little too far at times. Beau (Patrick Zeller) and Lily (Leah McKendrick) seem the perfect picture-book young married couple. That is until one day Beau comes home from … Continue reading
Darren’s been dumped by his boyfriend. It’s not totally surprising as though he is a rather handsome and congenial young man in his 20’s he doesnt work, has no intentions of getting a job, and is a little too obsessed with himself. He is even more fixated with a couple of his neighbors who live … Continue reading