A chance encounter with the vampiric Master leads to browbeaten minister’s wife Anne discovering a new sense of power and an appetite to live bigger and bolder than before. “Are blonde ladies normally considered vampires?” asked my 9 year old, eyeing Barbara Crampton and then me after wandering in while I watched Jakob’s Wife. After… Jakob’s Wife Read More
Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar 4 stars
Two forty-something women take a vacation to Florida’s Vista Del Mar, where they get mixed up in a plot to kill everyone in the town. Unemployed, underqualified, and over-age, Barb’s hopeful comment to best friend and housemate Star that “This town is full of places looking to hire women in their 40s!” was my first… Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar Read More
Destination: Dewsbury 2 stars
It’s a huge shock when the first one of your generation dies, as delusions of immortality crumble and the reality of middle age looms. New indie British comedy Destination: Dewsbury tackles this from the viewpoints of four men, mates since school, their lives starting to disintegrate just as the fifth member of their schoolboy gang turns out… Destination: Dewsbury Read More
Finding Your Feet 3 stars
This is a film of two halves – the first is bright and brilliantly funny with lines delivered to perfection by some of our greatest thespians, and touches on themes much grittier and darker than I expected. The second half is less funny and follows a familiar path; at times even the sadness feels like… Finding Your Feet Read More