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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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Rhapsody

By Golu
When the film starts, we are told that even though the film is released in 2012, it was actually made back in 1994. The movie had disappeared and was found and completed and eventually released. Its a true blue gay romantic film, which surprisingly is as relevant as today as it was probably in 2012 or even 1994 when it was originally made. 

Peter is a pianist working on his new piece. After just one date, he falls in love with Bill. Peter has had many relationships in the past, but Bill is also harboring a secret. He was very close to his friend once, who came out to him as gay and eventually died. Bill has been unable to move past this and Peter wonders of Bill is in fact gay or he just thinks he is. He becomes determined that Bill choose the right way for himself to live and to love. When a young woman, Jill moves into their building, Peter puts his plan into effect. At the same time Bill is trying hard to make his relationship with Peter work and is unaware of the plan that Peter has devised.He ensures that Jill and Bill eventually get together. 

The film is a pure love story, and I feel it has this old charm and I quite enjoyed watching it. The whole courting scenes between Peter and Bill and how they pour out their hearts to each other was quite interesting. But what I wasn't sure is when Peter loved Bill so much and clearly they had a chemistry, why was he hell bent on making Bill fall for a girl. Sure, based on the past history that Bill shared with him about his friend's death, it is almost impossible to be very sure if Bill was gay, straight or bi. Forcing him to fall in love with a girl, Peter doesn't even give Bill or himself a chance to be together. And I personally found that part being slightly disconnected from the overall film. Besides that, the actors did their part really well and was a very pleasant watch. Peter's style of dialogue delivery felt very natural and I quite enjoyed it. There is nothing great about the film but sometimes, its good to watch drama free, uncomplicated film that is more about celebration of love. (6/10)
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