Q-ell Betton

Joined June 2017

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I write stuff. A lot.

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Afterlife of the Party - review (Netflix)
Brief synopsis: In the run-up to her twenty-fifth birthday, a young woman dies. She wakes to find herself in limbo, neither in heaven or hell.
By Q-ell Betton4 years ago in Geeks
Red Notice - review (Netflix)
Brief synopsis: An art thief plans to steal a collection of three ancient, jewelled, eggs. He is tracked by a tenacious Interpol agent and an FBI behavioural specialist.
By Q-ell Betton4 years ago in Geeks
Intrusion - review (Netflix)
Brief synopsis: a couple, tired of big city living, moved across the country to a small rural town in the hopes of living a more sedate life. Returning from a date night, they find their home ransacked after a break-in.
By Q-ell Betton4 years ago in Geeks
What And What Not To Watch At Xmas
The fireworks displays are done and we are well and truly into November. Our televisions screens are awash with ‘those’ adverts. Perfume, cologne, new toys, every gift idea because, yes my friends, Christmas is coming.
By Q-ell Betton4 years ago in Geeks
Lethal Love
Brief synopsis: After opening a new bakery coffee shop, a mother and daughter team cannot agree on a suitable method to attract customers.
By Q-ell Betton4 years ago in Geeks
Love Hard - review (Netflix)
Brief synopsis: an LA writer of a popular dating column about her failed internet dating life, falls for a man from Lake Placid, NY, in the run-up to Christmas. She decides to surprise him with a surprise visit for the holidays only to find that she has been catfished.
By Q-ell Betton4 years ago in Geeks
Hypnotic - review (Netflix)
Brief synopsis: Reeling from the trauma of stillbirth and the breakup of a long term relationship, a woman finds her life spiralling into depression. She is convinced by her best friend to see a hypnotherapist. Initially, the sessions yield good results. Then strange things start happening.
By Q-ell Betton4 years ago in Geeks
Britney Vs Spears
Hit Me Baby One More Time. Oops, I Did It Again. Toxic. Overprotected. I’m A Slave 4 U. (You Drive Me) Crazy. Stronger. These are some of the hits that propelled a teenage Britney Spears to global superstardom at the end of the nineties and into the early part of the new century.
By Q-ell Betton4 years ago in Beat
We're All Arseholes
You’re an arsehole, I’m an arsehole, we’re all arseholes. But there are different levels of arseholery. Sometimes it is just in your mind, an errant thought. A smirk at someone stumbling, disdain at a fashion faux pas, giggling at a fail on social media. We are all arseholes.
By Q-ell Betton4 years ago in Humans
Creative Accounting
Penelope Hampton puffed out her cheeks and looked out of the window. It was a dull, overcast, day. Not one to lift the spirit. Caesar was pacing, sniffing and pawing the front door. It was time for his walk and unless Penelope wanted to be cleaning her lovely cream coloured carpets later, it was time to take him.
By Q-ell Betton4 years ago in Fiction
A Version Of Fairness
It was happening again. As Claude regained consciousness, he could see the lights on the ceiling, swimming into focus. His mind woke up before his vision cleared. He had survived the operation. Doctor Karl, you are a truly brilliant surgeon. He was not dead. He had been. He had seen the other side and it terrified him.
By Q-ell Betton4 years ago in Fiction
Conversations With Yourself
“If...if you had all the money in the world, what would you do” “I would help people.... my family, friends...” “What about everyone else?”
By Q-ell Betton4 years ago in Fiction