Wisteria Lane is a pretty, affluent cul-de-sac nestled away in a corner of American suburbia. Quietly innocuous you would think, but behind these closed doors and twitching curtains lies a neighbourhood seething with insecurities, adultery, lust, loathing, bigotry and even murder... welcome to the world of the 'Desperate Housewives'. Sharply scripted, witty, well cast and deliciously implausible this hugely successful series is insidiously addictive... you have been warned.
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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES SEASON 2 DISC 1 (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
Like a self-induced version of ‘Stepford Wives' the series continues its increasingly surreal progress (I mean it's narrated by a dead woman for god's sake!), but the characters are so well drawn and the story lines so darkly witty that to watch it is to become addicted… regardless of your gender.
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MURIEL'S WEDDING (1995)
Certification15 Our Rating
Small-town girl Muriel is fat, frumpy, belittled by friends and family and absolutely desperate to get married. When she seizes a chance to hit the bright lights of Sydney, she's well on the way to changing her own destiny. Wickedly funny and often cruelly sad, but always hugely enjoyable. A delight!
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THE GOOD GIRL (2002)
Certification15 Our Rating
Justine Last works on the cosmetics counter at a store in small town America, married and in her thirties she's becoming painfully aware that life is not going to invite her to the party, but when Justine begins an unlikely affair with her cute but unstable co-worker she sees for the first time an opportunity to escape her dead end existence. The Good Girl is a kooky comedy drama that pulls out of Aniston her best performance to date, enjoyable and considering the basic genre of romantic comedy
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