Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWhen Claire Bennett is asked to follow the other members of her touchy-feely support group as they express shock and sadness over the loss of Nina one of their members who jumped to her death, she ruthlessly responds with sarcasm, finishing with ‘Way to go, Nina!’ The annoyingly patronizing Social Worker leading the session is … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideA more apt title for this preposterous and painfully unfunny comedy would be ‘Lost in Translation’. Based on a best selling novel by Richard C. Morais this new movie from the Oscar nominated king of syrupy schmaltz Lasse Hallstrom (‘Cider House Rules’ & ‘Chocolat’) and produced by Oprah Winfrey and Stephen Spielberg must have seemed like a fantastic idea on … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideMarathon runner Otto Wall was so obsessed with his training schedule and winning trophies to impress Edie his young daughter, that he failed to notice that his wife Annie didn’t share his enthusiasm for his passion or for him either. When she asked him to join her for a session with a Therapist that he … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideI did ‘trust’ actor turned writer/director Clark Gregg that after watching the trailer that this, his sophomore feature, was a comedy. Far from it, even though it has some comic moments this dark story of a Hollywood Agent whose career is sinking below rock bottom, is quite a depressing affair. Gregg stars as Howard Holloway … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideSteve Coogan and Rob Brydon who are like a contemporary Brit ‘Odd Couple’, are back together again reprising their roles of touring enthusiastic amateur gastronomes whilst verbal sparring and trying to out ‘impersonate’ each other. This pair of comic actors pretend to irritate each other with their quick-witted jibes whilst charming the pants of audiences … Continue reading
