LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS
Jamie is a very self-confidant man who seemingly just does two things well. He is a consummate salesman and he sleeps with a lot of very attractive women, which also helps him clinch most of his sales. However this is not enough for his family of over-achievers and they exert pressure on him to step … Continue reading
LOVE CHLD
In 2010 a young South Korean couple were charged with manslaughter after their malnourished 3-month-old baby starved to death after they had abandoned her to go play online games at a cyber cafe for 12 hour stints. The Judge had been persuaded that their gaming addiction was technically an illness and made them not culpable … Continue reading
LOVE CRIME
‘Love Crime’ opens with two immaculately dressed women in a chic Parisian drawing room at night and it’s really unclear what is going on here. Christine, the older of the two appears to be dictating notes to the Isabelle the younger one sitting with a laptop but at the same time she is also making … Continue reading
Love Gilda
This affectionate tribute of the late great comic genius Gilda Radnor from filmmaker Lisa D’Apolito has the remarkable benefit of a surfeit of archival footage and also access to Radnor’s very moving journey. There are times when D’Apolito overwhelms us with some rapid montages from the past, but she can get away with it most … Continue reading
Love in Dangerous Times : a pandemic romance
The Covid 19 pandemic that has put all our lives on hold, or simply twisted them almost out of recognition , will finish one day . The only thing certain is when the world is a safer place, the movie industry is bound to rush to make so many films about the Lockdown that we … Continue reading