It’s just a sheer co-incidence that I sat and watched this documentary about the uncovering of the Bernie Madoff’s audacious Ponzi fraud scheme the day before that Peter his son is sentenced to 10 years in jail for his part in the conspiracy. A reminder nevertheless that even though Mr Madoff Snr. is already behind … Continue reading
Laura knocks back a couple of Budweisers every day. Not that she is a drunk per se, but she needs a buzz just to get her through her day. She has a husband who is cheating on her with his secretary, a lying little brat of a son, a highly-critical nit-picking mother, a father … Continue reading
Childhood sweethearts Celeste and Jesse promised each other they would be together forever, but after six years of marriage they call it quits. But they never really plan to move on with their lives as Jesse just moves out to the studio in the backyard of their L.A. house and they still share all their meals together. Their … Continue reading
When Nelson persuaded Marcela his girlfriend to move from Bolivia to Madrid he promised her a life full of roses. Literally. His dream was to set up their own Florist shop and make their fortune and live happily ever after. The reality is that they hire a team of scavengers to raid the town’s garbage dump for discarded … Continue reading
3 is really about 1 who wants both the other 2 who are not sure what they want. In Tom Twyker’s sophisticated amusing (but not very funny) comedy a reasonably good looking couple in their 40’s in Berlin are bored with their successful lives and with each other. She is the host of a pseudo … Continue reading