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2018, Abuse of Women, Ambitious Dirty Tricks, British History, Coarse manners, Could Be Hard To Watch, Crude Talk, Dancing, Drama, Fashion, Grungy, Horses, Jealousy, Lesbian Theme, Masturbation, Nudity, Outrageous Behavior, Personal Betrayal, Rape, Remarkable Costumes, Revenge, Sex Scenes, Sexual Harassment, Strange Ending, Vulgar

The Favourite (2018)

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From IMDB:

In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.

Based on historical facts,  this two hour film set in England in the early 18th century presents a battle between Lady Sarah and Abigail for the affections of Queen Anne.

Olivia Coleman, who played D.S. Ellie Miller in Broadchurch, portrays the sickly Queen Anne as a somewhat repellant and incompetent Queen.  Rachel Weisz plays Lady Sarah Churchill who was the Duchess of Malborough. Lady Sarah is portrayed as Queen Anne’s lesbian lover and the real power behind the throne. At one point her impoverished cousin Abigail appears on the scene looking for employment. Through clever personal competition and intrigue Abigail, played by Emma Stone,  rises to eventually replace Sarah. Since this is history I am not spoiling the plot here. In fact the entire point of the story is how Abigail tricks her way to the top.

WARNING: Although I started by disliking the film and then found it disgustingly fascinating, Kathy did not enjoy watching.  If there is any historical accuracy in the film then the English nobility were debauched and imperious lechers.  Brace yourself for nudity, sexual assaults on servants, and continuous use of the C  _ _ T word.

In its favor, the photography, the costumes, and the palace rooms are feasts for the eyes. Never mind the vomit.

 

2018, Acorn TV, Basically Sad, Brother-Sister relations, Drama, Extramarital Affair, Family Conflict, Fatal Neurological Disease, Father-daughter relations, Father-son relations, Forensics, Gay theme, Irish, Masturbation, Mother-son relations, Murder Investigation, Mystery Film, Suspense, Terminal Disease

Blood (2018)

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From Acorn TV:

Likened to Broadchurch and The Killing by critics, this psychological mystery is “must-see TV…taut, stylish, and suspenseful” (The Irish Times). BAFTA nominee Adrian Dunbar (Line of Duty) stars as a respected doctor in a small Irish town. When his wife dies, everyone believes it was an accident—except his daughter (Carolina Main, Unforgotten), who mistrusts her father because of a childhood trauma.

From Acorn TV you can stream the 6 episodes of the one season Irish drama Each episode lasts about 45 minutes.

Talk about family problems!  Better than your average soap opera, this superbly acted drama maintains the suspenseful atmosphere for all six episodes.  From the very beginning I sided with the daughter Cat and increasingly viewed the father Jim as some kind of narcissistic monster. But wait until you have seen  all six episodes before making a final judgment. Because I did not want to introduce a spoiler, there were categories that I did not add to the review header.

And don’t the Irish as portrayed seem to drink a lot of alcohol?

All the actors are perfectly cast. Probably you might recognize Adrian Dunbar who played Ted Hastings in “Line of Duty.”

If you hanker after family tension then do not miss!

2017, Acceptable Trash, Amazon Prime, Bisexual theme, Comedy, Explicit sex, Farce, French, Gay theme, Masturbation, Mostly About Sex, Nothing special, Nudity, Romance, Sex Scenes, Somewhat ridiculous plot, Unmarried mother

I Love You 2 (2017)

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From Amazon Prime:

At the age of 35, Hector happens to meet his childhood love Louise, and falls in love with her all over again – but there’s a big problem. He’s gay, and has been in a loving relationship with Jeremie for several years. How long can Hector keep the secret of his double life, the cause of both suffering and joy? Selected for the 2018 Colcoa Festival (Los Angeles).

From Amazon Prime you can download this 3 episode series. Each episode last about 48 minutes.

Although this French production (with English subtitles) is just a mere bauble, it is enjoyable as a comedy of errors. Sexuality is very much explicit, whether gay or straight. There is frontal nudity.

Hector and Jermie and a lesbian friend (who wants a semen donation from one of the men in order to have a baby) live together. Hector at the same time falls back in love with Louise and Louise gets pregnant. Hector tries very hard to keep each lover secret from the other, but now he is faced with two new babies.

Nothing special, but silly and watchable.

 

2017, Could Be Sad, Drama, Explicit sex, Father-son relations, French, Gay theme, Italian, Italian culture, Masturbation, Mostly About Sex, Mother-son relations, Nudity, Sensitive treatement of emotions, Sex Scenes, Sexual Tension, Small Town, Teenagers, Various Romances, Wonderful photography

Call Me By Your Name (2017)

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From IMDB:

In 1980s Italy, a romance blossoms between a seventeen year-old student and the older man hired as his father’s research assistant.

British Airways offered this film with subtitles. In fact, there is a mixture of languages.

In the book by André Aciman as I recall, correct me if I am wrong, there is no sexual contact between Oliver (played by Armie Hammer) the older assistant and Elio (played by Timothée Chalamet) the teenage son. But this supposed screen adaptation shows almost explicit sexual activity. In one review I read, the critic complained that the film could be seen as condoning Oliver’s self-interested grooming of the young, inexperienced Elio. So you must do at least three things: forget the book, prepare yourself emotionally for the scenes, and decide for yourself what you really think about Oliver’s behavior. 

Evocative portrait of a small setting in northern Italy, but quite possibly not to everyone’s taste.

2012, Addiction, Amusing banter, Bicycles, Could Be Sad, Drama, Drugs, Dysfunctional Lives, Ethical struggles, Explicit sexual discussion, Father-son relations, Flirting, Human spirit, Marital Infidelity, Masturbation, Medical Theme, Mostly About Sex, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Optimistic, Psychological Drama, Sex Scenes, Thought provoking, Violent

Thanks for Sharing (2012)

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From Netflix:

While making his way through a support group for sex addicts, Adam dips his toe in the dating pool to embrace a meaningful relationship. But the woman he’s attracted to has sworn off addicts altogether.

Sex addiction is the sole topic of this serious, thought-provoking, well acted, and hopeful film. Originally AA helped just alcoholics, but the idea of mentor-mentee organized group therapy involving public acknowledgement of one’s problems has expanded to all sorts of addictions. Plot line centers around four addicts and their associates. Expect very little comic relief from the problems of the various characters:

  • Mark Ruffalo (Adam) compulsively engages in all manner of sex acts. After a successful period of recovery he meets…
  • Gywneth Paltrow (Phoebe) who is both seductive and has her own set of eating and exercise compulsions.
  • Tim Robbins (Mike) is Adam’s mentor. In addition to his own personal demons, Mike was not a good father to …
  • his now drug-addicted son Patrick Fugit (Danny).
  • Josh Gad (Neil) is a young mother-smothered MD who loses his hospital job due to his compulsion to touch women in public. He helps and is helped by fellow sex addict …
  • Alecia “Pink” Moore (Dede) who needs sex following any emotional stress.

Each character during the course of the film suffers some setback (“falling off the wagon”) followed by a recovery. Hope and mutual support rather than a feeling of despair makes this film somewhat inspiring. Nobody is perfect. Good flick!

Addiction, Catholic culture, Crude Talk, Explicit sex, Explicit sexual discussion, Flirting, Human spirit, Masturbation, Mostly About Sex, Nudity, Pornographic Scenes, Psychological Drama, Sex Scenes, Wonderful acting

Don Jon (2013)

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From Netflix:

Jon Martello’s romantic exploits are legendary among his friends, but his obsession with online porn saps his enthusiasm for real sex. As he searches for intimacy — or avoids it — Jon meets two women with vital lessons to teach him.

Despite the constant shots of computer pornography, despite the endless stream of vulgar sexual discussions, despite all the swearing, there is a real point to this film. In fact this is the kind of film you could show teenagers in a sex class. Such a film will indeed titillate, but Joseph Gordon-Levitt does an amazing job in portraying a young “dude” that actually turns his life around as he moves away from one-sided sexual satisfaction and toward a real relationship. Repeat: his acting is superb.

He changes with the help of two women: Scarlett Johansson plays a low-class, gum chewing, sexy but domineering woman who starts Don Jon on the road to something better. Julianne Moore picks up where Johansson leaves off and finally makes the difference for Don Jon. This is not a spoiler because the whole point of the film is the process Gordon-Levitt makes with his addiction.

Notice Don Jon’s sister who seems attached at the hip to her smartphone. At one point she is dead on the mark.

As a Catholic I would like to remark that the scenes in the Catholic confession are not far off the mark as far as the impersonal atmosphere is concerned. However, in Catholic theology the confession is bogus and there is no forgiveness if the person confessing is not resolved to avoid the sin in the future. Future avoidance would be the last thing on Don Jon’s mind.

If you can ignore the vulgarity, this is actually a good film.

2013, Bullying, Cooking and food, Crime, Crude Talk, Lesbian Theme, Made For TV, Masturbation, Nudity, Prison, Race Relations, Revenge, Sex Scenes, Suspense, Transexual Theme, TV Series, Vulgar

Orange is the New Black (2013)

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From Netflix:

From the creator of “Weeds” comes a heartbreaking and hilarious new series set in a women’s prison. Piper trades her comfortable life for an orange jumpsuit and finds unexpected conflict and camaraderie amidst an eccentric group of inmates.

Prison life for a group of women characters, lesbian affairs, transsexuals, and more: sounds disturbing! Now I quote from the Boston Globe Critic’s Corner:

If you get Netflix, then you really ought to try this series. It’s thoroughly engrossing, as it follows a yuppi into a low-security prison for an old drug-related crime. Made by Jenji Kohan of “Weeds,” the show is funny but also dramatic, and all of the female characters are fully fleshed out, Taylor Schilling’s Martha Stewart-type heroine most of all. All 13 episodes are available right now, but I recommend spacing them out and savoring them across the summer.

As Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling as the lead character) first enters prison the warden tells her “This is not Oz”. In case you don’t know, “Oz” was a TV series that ran from 1997 to 2003. Oz took place in a hard-core men’s prison and was quite brutal at times. “Orange” is, as the warden said, NOT Oz. But “brutal” is relative. Bully guards taking advantage of fairly helpless women prisoners makes for tense viewing. Framing a prisoner for some offense so that their sentence is lengthened is all too easy.

Nevertheless, if you don’t mind suspense and some really explicit scenes and discussion, and if you came even close to enjoying “Oz” you will really appreciate this TV series.