WIN WIN

After seeing the trailer, I had dismissed this movie as just another feel-good sitcom until I spotted its pedigree. It being the third feature film from writer/director Tom McCarthy who scored sleeper hits with ‘The Last Station Agent’ and ‘The Visitor’ which I both really enjoyed and admired.  Hence I found myself in the movie … Continue reading

Wine, Women & Friends

Jo and Carol are a totally charming middle-aged couple of lesbians who got it into their heads that they would like to be winemakers, and against all  odds, and with a lot of very hard work and with great band of friends, they actually succeeded, even going on to win gold medals for their vintage. … Continue reading

WINNIE MANDELA

With its opening shots dramatically sweeping over the sun-drenched plains accompanied by the lush sounds of a symphony orchestra you can be forgiven for thinking that you are about to see an African ‘Sound of Music’ rather than the tale of the poor tribeswoman who would end up marrying one on the most famous men … Continue reading

Winning Dad

Colby is ‘out’ to his family and whilst his mother and his sister accept his sexuality, his father can barely tolerate it and refuses to even discuss it. It’s a pity as Colby now has a steady boyfriend Rusty, who he not only loves but he wants to go into business with too and open … Continue reading

Winter Sleep

Turkish auteur filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s latest masterful epic is set in the steppes of Cappadocia on the desolate plains of Anatolia, which are heart-stoppingly beautiful. Some of the ancient caves carved into the side of this mountainous terrain have been converted into a Hotel by Aydin, a local landowner retired from acting. It’s the … Continue reading

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