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On The Sea (UK)

By Golu
This one's a beautiful, tender, quiet romantic drama with a moody atmosphere, set in a tight knit Welsh fishing community. It's a touching story about a man waking up sexually in the middle of his life, and how he, his family, and everyone around him deal with it, which makes it emotional and sentimental without ever getting over the top. The slow burn plays out against a landscape that's as bleak as it is gorgeous, where quiet, closed off men are stuck inside rigid ideas of what masculinity should be. Some people might be reminded of "God's Own Country," but I think both films are lovely in their own way. Jack is a middle aged guy who co-owns a mussel farm with his rough around the edges brother Dyfan, and the tension between the two of them is simmering under the surface right from the start. Dyfan's three sons all help out with the work, while Jack's sulky teenage son Tom keeps skipping out. Jack's been with his wife since they were both 16, and...
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Rapture In Blue

By Golu
Using the queer horror genre, this film is about the journey inside the soul of someone on the brink of discovering themselves fully, for the first time facing the reality of who he is in the deepest part of himself. Sounds good, right? Sadly, the way it is filmed is not really my cup of tea. Applaud should be given that the film was written and directed by an 18 year old guy. But given the right education, means and story, this chap does have potential.

Jason has been using his childhood home for hooking up with his girlfriend Valerie since no one lives there. One such time, they find out that now a mysterious guy Sebastian has moved in, who eagerly warms up to anxious Jason. Wracked with desires he’s long tried to ignore while also being pressured by his girlfriend’s sensual advances, a growing sense of unease and dread permeates Jason's life. He feels being watched. He receives an ‘impossible’ photo of him embracing Sebastian. Does it have something to do with the mysterious boy living in his old house, or could it be something even deeper than that -- something that's been locked away for years, itching to be released?

The film is trying to be a gothic noir thriller and I guess is aimed at an audience in teens and early 20s. I can't imagine any grown up movie lover liking this film at all. The treatment is different, and not in a good way. Thankfully the decent acting by the two leads salvages the film a little. But that's it. As I said, given that this was filmed and funded by a mere 18 year old boy, I really don't want to be harsh, but I do feel there is potential here. Someone needs to channel and guide and mentor the boy in the right direction. As it is horror films are not my thing, and when they get mixed with a meta narrative style and thinking, you have completely lost me as the audience. (2/10)
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Gerald from France said…
The awful poster always kept me away from this one and I see I was right! Did the film maker really earn a penny with this ?
March 1, 2021 at 5:37 PM
Golu said…
Apparently it was made as part of a school project or something. I am not sure if money making was even the motive :D:D
March 1, 2021 at 6:59 PM
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