5 min movie guide

  • LET MY PEOPLE GO

    Exactly who the people that need to be freed in this mildly amusing comic farce is never really made clear.  Could it be Jews, or the Homosexuals, or the French or even the Finnish?  There are a multitude of stereotypes in this rather convoluted comedy written by Christophe Honore who I am now beginning to…

  • Bettie Page Reveals All

    Bettie Page Reveals All

    Bettie Page was a stunningly beautiful American model who in the 1950’s became known as the Queen of Pinups. She was hardly a shy blushing maiden and her lack of inhibition posing for ‘camera clubs’ had made her an instant hit.   She was Miss January 1955 as one of the earliest Playmates for Hugh…

  • The House I Live In

    The overriding feeling one gets after viewing Eugene Jarecki’s powerfully disturbing prize-winning documentary about the ‘War on Drugs’ is a such a huge sense of denial.  We may not have been aware of every fine line of detail that Jarecki includes in his far-reaching research but we are all aware of the problem to some…

  • GAYBY

    Jenn’s biological clock is ticking away and she wants to have a baby whilst she still can. Trouble is none of her beaus stick around longer than a few months, so she falls back on her Plan B.  Many years ago at College she entered a pact with her best friend Matt that if she…