Reviews

This little movie tells the story of Leo, a young guy living in a small town in the Philippines. Fills his days with nothing except enjoying the sea and a very little bit of work. Around him are the girl Milagring who is in love with him and want to marry him and Mr. Mando who does nothing else then talking to himself saying poets. When a "talent scout" comes to town he convinces him to come with him to Manilla to become an actor, because he has the body, the equipment and the skin. After arriving there things become clear and Leo ends in the "entertainment" industry, serving young and older men. Almost every customer thinks he should become and actor. He has no success in that business, because the supply is much more then the demand. Because he doesn't enjoy his new life after a while he returns to his hometown continuing his old life style. Milagring is still waiting for him. Leo now sees that Mr. Mando lived the same life his a doing now.

So far the story. What starts as a movie about the life of a young guy in rural area and later Manilla turns into a clear complain about the way these guys are lured into the business. This is done by letting the characters talk direct to the camera clearing their point of view.

Well done.

This little movie is about two guys who meet and what follows is the path they follow.

Expect nothing big, but what we see is just a story about two people falling in love and the troubles that comes for free with that process. In this movie we see Johnny (Iain Rea) who is a quick guy with a fast mouth and has Richard (Robert Pollock) in sight. Richard is a nerd, except for the looks, and Johnny is a Italian guy, except for the looks, who doesn't obey the laws always. Richard lives with his sister who has a boyfriend and these four are the only people in this movie.

Overall it's a nice movie and in mine opinion a fresh one because it's made in the late 80's. The theme of gay love was not that common shown in movies. The acting is OK and it's really a feel good movie.

Funny movie about a (private?) army in Japan, where the young recruit Shinohara is assigned to the older soldier Takizawa. They learn that the country is more important than then live of the soldiers. This is best shows with the very nice line in the movie: "Japanese of origin do not just love. They have a passion. They yearn and sacrifice their body.".

The older soldier learns the recruit everything and they share a room. At night the master uses the services provided by the recruit, even they aren't gay, which is common in this army. At night this is a lot of action in the beds, which is very proper displayed in this movie.

The army has some sort of a dangerous plan which involves that there is little chance that they will survive. As soon something goes wrong the soldiers perform "hara-kiri", which is also learned in a funny scene. Volunteers are needed and both Shinohara and Takizawa take place in the action. The night before everybody has a good workout between the sheets, especially the main characters. I will not spoil the ending but it's a surprising one!

Overall a nice movie.

A "perfect" family is torn apart when the son Julien is arrested and he confesses a murder. His father Jean (a very intense character) is furious about the whole situation which he won't believe. He tries everything to find out what really happened, as long as his son is not guilty. His mother has her own way to get behind the real story. Involved also are the his ex-girlfriend Vanessa who now has a thing with his best friend Sasha, who has a criminal record. Julien don't have a criminal record, which explains the title. As the research continues things get more the way the parents want, because Julien seems to be not guilty. Some friends finally talk to both the parents and the police, but there are some gaps. Since Sasha didn't tell his side of the story, Julien changes his version and gets out of prison. But what did really happened that night? And how does Julien deal with both the truth as with his pushing father? Watch this very good movie! French cinema at his best.

This a is somewhat strange movie about 3 friends, 2 guys and 1 girl, who live at the island Ibiza. Each of them choose a different way in life: 1 as free person who lives life by the day, 1 as a more planned spiritual one and the last one doesn't know what to do, until finding a new life in Africa and helping the poor people there. As the seasons turn and Ibiza changes we see how the 3 main characters keep coming back to each other, until the moment that some things happens and only one of them survives. The setting at the famous holiday island is not a main part in the story, but more at the side: could be at any other location. Overall: Expect nothing big, but just a movie about the little things in daily life.