MASCARPONE *

 So what have we here? "Mascarpone" is an Italian LGBTQ+ remake of "An Unmarried Woman", (well, perhaps not but we are in the same ballpark), as Antonio is dumped by his husband and partner of 12 years. For the rest of the movie he's basically having sex with a number of handsome hunks presumably in the hope that one of them will turn out to be Mr. Right. What little spare time he has he spends baking and looking for the perfect Mascarpone recipe until finally he realizes....

Well, that would be telling, wouldn't it. It's obvious the attractive cast were picked for their looks and not their acting abilities though the screenplay does provide a few laugh-out-loud moments. On the one hand, too explicit for mass consumption and on the other too coy, (no full frontals), for its intended audience so it's unlikely to find a market. Not bad exactly, just a bit ho-hum.

STARVE ACRE no stars

 Nicely filmed if decidedly underwhelming slice of British folk-horror with a plot clearly influenced by both "Don't Look Now" and "The Wicker Man" as married couple Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark try to come to terms with the sudden death of their young son while living on a remote farm on the moors. It's a mostly low-key affair, strong on atmosphere if not on scares or suspense and relying too much on its over-emphatic score for effect.

Both leads are fine and Sean Gilder is good as the neighbor with a dark side but for too much of the time not a great deal happens making you think that this might have worked better at about half the length and once it moves into the realm of 'the supernatural' it really gets rather silly.