Title: Magdalene and Kasey

Studio: Nica Noelle Only Fans

Director: Nica Noelle

Released: April 2019

Length:  50 minutes

Performers:  Magdalene St. Michaels, Kasey Warner

I think (and she can correct me if I’m wrong) Nica Noelle’s first adult video directing experience was doing girl-girl for Girlfriends Films.  She directed quite a few productions for GFF before moving on to Sweetheart Video where she produced a ton of really good story centered adult features.  Then it was Girl Candy and another large batch of high quality story centered lesbian features. Then there was a break while she went off to the east coast to shoot gay and transsexual porn, but still story centered.  Like a lot of Nica’s fans, I missed her girl-girl work.

Putting Magdalene St. Michaels (as Meredith) together with Kasey Warner (as Faith) is vintage Nica. The two have great chemistry and the sex, when it comes, seems natural and authentic.  One of the things I really liked, and what really rang true from my perspective, is how long it took them to actually get their clothes off. You’ll have to watch this to see what I mean.  But I’m getting ahead of myself.

Not only is this pairing vintage Nica but so is the pace.  This clip comes in at around 50 minutes and Nica spends the first third of that letting her characters grow on each other.  Meredith has taken Faith into her home after finding the waif hitchhiking on a lonely road. Faith has had some bad trouble at home and needs a place to stay.  Everything is innocent until Meredith starts to walk into Faith’s room. Faith is laying on her bed facing away from the door. She has headphones on and we can faintly hear her beats.  Her hips are moving on the bed. Meredith is mesmerized. She just stands there. And as Faith moves from hip gyrations to open masturbation, the look on Magdalene’s face as she stands in the doorway watching such an intimate moment is priceless.  Suddenly she goes from someone performing a completely selfless act of generosity to someone suddenly hungry who sees a banquet laid out in front of them. Meredith struggles -- we can see it in her face -- to deal with these new feelings. She doesn’t consider herself a predator.  She doesn’t want to be that person. Still, she’s powerfully aroused by what she watched. (By the way, the masturbation sequence is intensely erotic and the cuts to Meredith’s face are interspersed with Faith’s in a wonderful rhythm.)

Meredith’s attraction to Faith disturbs her.  Why does she feel this way? She’s taken Faith under her protection.  Will she act on her desires? We soon discover that the attraction works both ways. Perhaps I’m projecting, but I couldn’t help think at this point that Faith was thinking of Meredith while rubbing one out.  

So, the attraction is mutual but instead of just throwing them into bed to have at it, Nica lets things smolder.  During a very sensual session of hair brushing, Faith tells Meredith that sometimes she wishes Meredith was her mother and sometimes she doesn’t.  Meredith’s facial expression at this point indicates that she has read the hidden meaning in Faith’s words and she begins to act more boldly. The heat increases steadily from this point. Then comes the moment where they slowly, tentatively, mutually decide it’s time for a kiss.  Oh, that kiss. They didn’t just grab each other and suck face (although that comes pretty soon after). That first kiss, tentative, yearning for more, taking the chance, is allowed to linger and ripen before things escalate to the next level. Intense? Yes. Hurried? No.

Nica Noell shows great patience in how she allows the sex to unfold, and Magdalene and Kasey seem totally onboard with it.  There’s no rush to do anything. I think good porn directors, and there are actually quite a few these days, strive to produce material that puts the viewer in the room and leaves the performers completely unaware that they are watched.  That certainly seems to be the case here. We never once see either Kasey or Magdalene look at a camera or take their attention from each other to see what the audience is doing. That’s the gold standard for me. I know, from conversations with Nica Noelle, that this is what she strives for.  Natural, authentic, lovemaking between two people who are really into each other and into sex.

When I say there’s no rush, I mean it.  The couple spends several minutes kissing and mildly groping on a sectional in the living room before being transported via an edit, onto a bed.  The lighting is perfect. It really looks like a bedroom as opposed to a movie set. Lots of shadows to play with and Nica uses them to full advantage.

As for Meredith and Faith, they grapple and kiss and dry hump for a LONG time (hooray for missionary tribbing, by the way) with all of their clothing still on, although one of Meredith’s breasts pops free pretty early on.  Meredith is wearing pajamas and sports a pretty decent cameltoe (not to be too graphic) throughout this section. It’s erotic. It’s teasing. It’s exquisitely tender and intense at the same time.

One cute detail is that Meredith is wearing some pink knit socks (booties) throughout and they wave about merrily as she squirms and jerks under Faith.  Made me smile. It was a nice touch.

By the time both women got naked we were 36 minutes into a 49 minute scene.  And I hadn’t fast forwarded once. I was surprised because I didn’t notice how much time had passed.  The deliberate pacing and story had totally sucked me in and I didn’t care about time. I only know it was 36 minutes because I went back and checked after watching it once.  49 minute movie with 13 minutes of naked sex. I can’t think of many other directors who could get away with doing this.

But it works here.  Boy, howdy, does it work.  

I’ve watched Magdalene St. Michaels perform for about ten years.  She’s always amazing. And I think she’s done some of her best work for Nica, although her recent turn as Mother Superior Joan in Confessions of a Sinful Nun 2 for Ricky Greenwood was also amazing.  Kasey Warner completely nails her part. And if you have a little bit of a hair fetish you’ll enjoy her natural look.  She matches Magdalene in every aspect of this scene showing nuances of her character with more than just line delivery. Her body language and facial expressions tell their own story.  Together, Magdalene and Kasey are movie magic. I hope to see them together in another scene sometime.

There are two ways to buy this movie.  You can join Nica’s Only Fans site, where you’ll find a bunch of other stuff of value as well, or you can Paypal $10.00 to Noelle.Nica@gmail.com  Choosing the second option, which is what I did (nobody ever gives this reviewer free stuff to look at, which is fine with me) you can also make a donation to help Nica deal with the aftermath of losing her beloved four legged companion Lebron.  Her heroic efforts to save him ended up costing a lot of money.

So you have options.  I will say this -- if you are a fan of Nica Noelle’s directorial work, a fan of Magdalene St. Michaels, or a fan of Kasey Warner, you should buy this movie today.  That’s my two cents worth.

Review: Confessions of a Sinful Nun, Vol. 2 -- The Rise of Sister Mona

Title:  Confessions Of A Sinful Nun Volume 2 - The Rise Of Sister Mona
Studio:  Sweetheart Video
Released:  May 2, 2019
Director:  Ricky Greenwood
Performers:  Cassidy Banks,  Charlotte Stokely,  Kenna James,  Lena Paul,  Magdalene St. Michaels,  Mona Wales,  Nina Hartley,  Serene Siren

"Choosing love is strong." -- Mother Superior

The history of the Catholic Church has always been about good vs evil.  The distinction, of course, is contextual and subject to the bias of the observer. But that is the essential conflict at the root of Confessions Of A Sinful Nun Volume 2 - The Rise Of Sister Mona.  But, again, what is good? And what is evil?  You may decide for yourself after watching.

It's hard to imagine Ricky Greenwood topping this epic as a director.  He gets peak performances from everyone.  This movie doesn't feel anything like its actual length because the story moves along and carries us.  And the sex, when we see it, appears organic and intrinsic to the story.  The script, co-written by Greenwood and Maddy Barton, hits all the right notes.  Good actors can take ordinary lines and make them meaningful.  Well written lines allow everyone to give their best performance.

James Avalon's visuals are stunning, both in their simplicity and subtlety.  He uses light and darkness the way painters use a brush and palette. He pushes the technology of modern videography to its limits and the result is one stunningly beautiful visual after another.

Let me be clear -- this is not the average cookie cutter wankfest we've all come to expect from porn valley.  This is 234 minutes of emotional depth, artful eroticism, and powerful imagery.  And the plot twist at the end is just delicious (no spoilers here).  If this movie doesn't win the best feature of 2019 there is something seriously wrong with the voters.

Let's talk about the players. 

Nina Hartley came into the adult biz when movies were still being shot on film.  Her incredibly successful career has spanned more than three decades. In an industry that worships youth, Hartley gives us a vision of mature beauty, wrinkles and all, in the most vulnerable performance I have ever seen in an adult video.  Nina Hartley has nothing to prove to any of us.  She's been there and done that.  She is all in with this courageous performance.

Hartley plays Mother Superior, the terminally ill head of a convent who believes that love is more important than religious dogma (a view that, if more widely held, would result in a lot fewer wars).  When she tells Sister Joan ( Magdalene St. Michaels) that "choosing love is strong," she means it.  Brave in the face of death she welcomes human touch. She has made peace with who she has been and what she has done in the name of love. The outside world is dangerous, she says, but within the walls of the convent, women can be free to love one another without fear. Those views are not shared by the Church hierarchy.

The crux of this story seems to rest on how we respond to love.  Nina Hartley's character responds one way, and Magdalene St. Michaels' character responds in the opposite way.  Nina embraces love as the greatest of all virtues, Magdalene fears it and runs away.  Nina remains true to her ideals to the end.  Magdalene, having finally given in to the temptation she has feared for years, reverts to self-loathing and guilt.

Magdalene St. Michaels, as Mother Superior of her own convent, tears into her role with gusto. This isn't the first time she's played the head of a religious order.  She told me she considers this portrayal her best work ever and I agree with her.  She gives a bravura performance in her role as the strict and demanding leader of a different convent. She is a Mother Superior whose response to love is fear.  Now, she wants to make sure that no one else is placed in the way of temptation and goes to great lengths to remove any trace of it from those in her charge.  But she is still wracked by thoughts of the love that might have been--love that she ran away from.  Her character is by turns frightening and poignantly vulnerable. When she scourges Sister Mona her facial expressions are terrifying.  In another scene, her grief at the loss of a lover (no spoilers here) rings completely true.  Her scene with Nina Hartley is one for the ages and pure Magdalene all the way.  The chemistry between Nina and Magdalene is palpable and sweet.  It is a magnificent demonstration of the dramatic arts.

Mona Wales absolutely nails a very challenging role.  The breathtaking metamorphosis of Sister Mona stretches back to volume one of this series. We saw her then as a young innocent, new to the ways of love among women, following her Mother Superior's guidance that insisted that love can't be wrong.  Now we see her paying a price for that kind of love under the lash of a different Mother Superior (St. Michaels).  Her facial expressions, her voice, her body language -- all demonstrate her commitment to the character.  She chews the scenery in a way that forces us to pay attention to her whenever she's in the frame.  Her transformation from the beginning of the first installment of this series to the end of part two shows off her dramatic range to good effect. What will she become in part 3?  We will see.

Charlotte Stokely, as a devout human being coming to terms with the ideals of love, self-denial, and passion, provides just the right balance of innocence and lust. And the care she shows Mother Superior (Hartley) demonstrates her devotion to someone whose guidance she has come to value deeply. When she lovingly bathes her Mother Superior and gives her the gift of human touch the tenderness she shows is real and genuine.  Brava!

Serene Siren's response to watching a fellow sister mercilessly flogged is priceless. It makes her doubt (a good thing) and makes her think (an even better thing). She acts on her doubts and her thoughts in a scene with Mona Wales that strikes equal notes of tenderness and passion.

Cassidy Banks and Lena Paul's delightful outdoor romp stands in contrast to much of the dark tone of the rest of this tale.  It's well done as these things go and seeing people have sex on screen is why we buy porn in the first place, so bravo. I never get tired of seeing either of these two talented women on my screen.

Kenna James, who plays a very confused young woman who comes to Sister Charlotte with a confession of love, is also very effective.  Stokely tells her that what she feels isn't love, but desire.  It's an important distinction in this story.

I think it was British satirist Terry Pratchett who said that the difference between art and pornography is that art can sit on a plinth or inside a gilded frame. COASN2 blurs this distinction and gives us plinth-worthy art along with the kind of eroticism that draws us to adult video in the first place.

I've watched my share of what I'll call "gyno-porn" with its multiple gaping, squirting sex organs and an overabundance of nitty-gritty closeups -- not that I have anything against close-ups.  COASN2 gives us a really good heat-to-plot ratio without the circus stunts.

The focus of my initial interest in this project is because it brought Nina Hartley and Magdalene St. Michaels together in a scene.  That got me to put my money down.  In the end, I got FAR more than my money's worth from everyone who appeared in, shot, wrote, directed, or had anything else to do with this wonderful production.

Bravo to all involved.  Bravo to Sweetheart Video for supporting this type of storytelling.

This video receives my strongest "buy" recommendation. 

Web Review: Twisted Visual

I don't do a lot of website reviews.  This is one of them.

Site:  https://www.twistedvisual.com 

Truth #1

I believe in recycling.  I practice it at home.  I separate my paper from my aluminum and I pay attention to the symbols on the bottoms of plastic containers -- I'm not a "wishful recycler."  I don't put styrofoam or packing peanuts in my recycle bin.

Truth #2

I have enormous respect for the work of Dana Vespoli, both as a performer and as a director of adult videos.  Especially as a director.  Her body of work shows incredible range, creativity, imagination, and willingness to take risks.  I consider myself a huge fan of her work.

So what?

Twisted Visual is a sort of  Vespoli video recycling center.  In net-speak you might call it an aggregator of all things Vespoli.  So if you're looking for one stop Vespoli shopping you've found it.

If you were expecting original or exclusive Vespoli content you're out of luck. There isn't any.  At least there isn't any that I could find. So if you already have a paid subscription to Evil Angel's website, for example, you've already paid for most, if not all, of what's on Twisted Visual.  What this site does is make it easier to find scenes that Dana has directed or in which she has appeared as a performer.

It's all scenes, and the scenes from a single video aren't offered together, so if you were looking for all of the scenes from a specific Vespoli flick you'd have to do some work to pull them together.

The site is optimized for streaming.  Downloaders will find that no matter which resolution option you choose, the only one you'll actually download will be 1080.  And while there are image sets the pictures are offered individually -- you can't download a zip file with all of the caps from a specific video.  Plus, the photo sets often do not capture "action" but are merely posed shots of the female performer(s) in a scene.

The search function works very well and you can hunt for your favorite video clips by type including transgender if that's your thing.  I found this feature to be quite useful.

Visually, Twisted Visual is neat in appearance, attractive in layout, and reasonably well organized. The ads for other sites are prominent but easily ignored.  No pop-ups either, which is a big plus.  The site seems to update about once a week.

One thing that puzzles me about this site is the way that old material is presented as new.  Take for example this tease for an upcoming update:

The tease is for a scene from She's Come Undone, Vespoli's 2013 release (that got a rave review from yours truly), so it is hardly new.  Perhaps I'm being picky.  It's new to Twisted Visual.  I wondered if the "new" part meant it was some sort of "Director's Cut" with previously unreleased frames, but no. My guess is the copy came from the original scene release from Evil Angel's website and was just copied and pasted to Twisted Visual's site.  If I'm wrong about that I will stand corrected.

So, let me sum up the pluses and minuses (from my point of view) for Twisted Visual.

Plus

Aggregates Dana's work in one place.
Excellent search function
Material clearly sectioned by type
Includes transgender and pegging
Visually attractive layout
Decent download speeds
Includes lots of photos
Choice of streaming options
Pricing plans not out of line with other, similar, sites

Minus

Nothing new -- if you bought an Evil Angel membership you already have most of what's here
All downloads are 1080p regardless of what option is chosen
Download interface is clumsy
Photos available as individual files only -- no zip files
Scene Caps not available in zip files
Old material presented as new

The bottom line here is that if you are looking for a Dana Vespoli repository you've found it at Twisted Visual.  If you're looking for new, exclusive material you're going to be disappointed.

I bought a year's worth of it but as I stated at the outset I believe in recycling and am a huge fan of Dana Vespoli.  Your mileage may vary.  Caveat Emptor.

Lefty

Title:  Lefty

Studio:  Sweetheart Video
Director:  Dana Vespoli
Released:  5 August 2016 (web release)
Running Time:  123 minutes
Performers:  Dana Vespoli, Alexis Texas, Bree Daniels, Julia Ann, Dani Daniels, AJ Applegate.

NONSEX:  Steven St. Croix, James Avalon, KB, Brock Doom, Sal Genoa, Jane Hamilton, Lio Di Janeiro, Yhivi (cameo not credited)

Here's what the box cover says:

Dana Vespoli plays Linda Lefty Lumaban an undefeated boxing champion who abandoned her career at the top of her game, leaving behind an illustrious career, a beautiful girlfriend, and staggering wealth. Bree Daniels plays Erin, a hip journalist who decides to track down the elusive boxer to see if she plans on making a comeback. Join Erin on her odyssey as she interviews Leftys (sic) ex-girlfriend, Alexis Texas, discovers dark secrets from Leftys (sic) past and finally comes face to face with the brooding boxer in a climactic ending. Also starring Julia Ann, AJ Applegate, and Dani Daniels.

Scene 1 — Alexis Texas & Dana Vespoli in Pussy Worship!
Scene 2 — Julia Ann & Bree Daniels in Redheads have more fun!
Scene 3 — Alexis Texas, Dani Daniels & AJ Applegate in 3 Lesbians Isn't a Crowd!
Scene 4 — Dana Vespoli & Bree Daniels in Girly Action

If I was writing this review as a series of tabloid headlines it might look like this:

LEFTY IS A KNOCKOUT!

LEFTY PACKS A POWERFUL ONE-TWO PUNCH OF DRAMA AND EROTICISM!

LEFTY DESERVES A PORNO CHAMPIONSHIP BELT!

DANA VESPOLI PUTS ONE RIGHT ON THE BUTTON!

LEFTY SMACKS YOU IN THE FACE WITH SEX AND DRAMA AND KEEPS ON PUNCHING!

NO LOW BLOWS, BUT PLENTY OF LOW LICKS IN LEFTY!

Fill in your own boxing cliche` here.  Or just keep reading. Dana Vespoli has produced a lot of really good videos in the four scene template model for Sweetheart and others.  Lefty, like She's Come Undone and Hollywood Babylon, is an example of what she can do with just a little more money and the freedom to tell a story the way she wants to tell it.

Make no mistake -- Dana is an awesome talent on both sides of the camera.  She's a passionate, almost fierce, sexual performer.  As a writer/director, she is creative, articulate, detail oriented, and visually gifted.  She gets the most out of her players the way a good corner man gets the most out of his fighters.

The old saying goes a person who acts as their own defense counsel has a fool for a client.  The same might apply to directors who appear in their own movies but not in this case.  Vespoli becomes Lefty and she never breaks character whether in the locker room or the bedroom.  Whether talking to a lover or a reporter.

And in the cast she's chosen she's found women, and a few men, who can keep up.  She gives them great dialog and they deliver it credibly and passionately.  The pairings in this video are inspired.  All four sex scenes are integral to the movie while at the same time providing those who aren't that interested in the story something to wank to.

I swear Julia Ann never seems to get older.  It isn't fair.  But I like it.  I'll confess right here that I've been a fan since the early 90's when she entered the adult video world and I'm still in awe of the presence she brings to every scene.  Pairing her with Bree Daniels was a great move.  The two burn up the screen with a scorching scene.

But I'm getting ahead of myself.  Dana Vespoli has an earthy kind of sensuality that is almost visceral in its effect.  Her scene with Alexis Texas is almost animalistic.  Alexis, of course, is no stranger to the sapphic arts.  She plays Lefty Lumaban's girlfriend in a tight red dress that leaves very little to the imagination. Vespoli gobbles up Texas' world class ass and everything else, getting as good as she gets from Alexis.  That's for openers.

Then we get the professor, played by Julia Ann, and the budding writer, played by Bree Daniels.  If this was still film we could say that they melted the celluloid making this scene.

But wait there's more!  We get a real treat with a lesbian threesome featuring Alexis Texas, Dani Daniels, and AJ Applegate.  It's an embarrassment of riches.  Three-way girl-girl doesn't always work, but these three are like a well-oiled orgasm machine.

Finally, we get Bree Daniels and Dana Vespoli.  Bree's character is researching Lefty and why she left boxing so suddenly at the height of her career. Naturally, the interviews lead to a scorching hot sexual romp during which Bree learns something about passion and intensity.

Oh, and James Avalon kills it as Lefty's trainer.  Brilliant!

There's even a twist at the end (no spoilers here).

Bravo to Dana and her crew for delivering a major blow for story based adult video!  Lefty should be a favorite in the feature category at awards time next year.

I'm giving this a strong buy/rent recommendation.  It's available in a variety of formats with streaming options starting at less than you would spend at the local movie theater for something that isn't anywhere near as good.

A Mother's Secret

Title:  A Mother’s Secret
Studio:  Sweetheart Video (Mile High Media)
Director:  Nica Noelle
Released:  18 May 2016
Running Time:
Formats:  DVD, Rental, Video Stream, Download
Categories:   Big Tits, Brunette, College, Cunilingus, FaceSitting, Fingering, HD Porn, Lesbian, Mature & Milf, Natural Tits
Performers:  Elexis Monroe, Ingrid Mouth, Jelena Jensen, Kasey Warner

Pairings:

Scene 1. Ingrid Mouth, Jelena Jensen
Scene 2. Ingrid Mouth, Kasey Warner
Scene 3. Elexis Monroe, Ingrid Mouth
Scene 4. Elexis Monroe, Kasey Warner


Description:  (from DVD Box Cover) Newly-divorced mom (Elexis Monroe) is struggling to forge a new life after daughter (Kasey Warner) goes away to college. But when the slender blonde teen comes home for winter break, she brings a new friend with her; mysterious brunette Sevilla (Ingrid Mouth). As Mom's suspicions about her daughter's relationship with Sevilla grow, the lonely older woman fights her own disturbing attraction to the sexy young student. Starring Elexis Monroe, Ingrid Mouth, Kasey Warner, and Jelena Jensen. Featuring Max Sargent and Tommy Regan in non-sex cameos. Written and directed by Nica Noelle.

It’s been a few years since Nica Noelle last directed a girl-girl feature, and even longer since she’s done one for Sweetheart Video, an imprint she founded back in the “aughts,” and then left to start several new imprints including Girl Candy for which she produced another batch of girl-girl fare, and then on to other efforts mainly in the gay and transsexual genres.  Some wondered if she’d ever do girl-girl again.  The thought that this might be true saddened me, because I’ve always thought that Nica’s greatest work was in that realm.  So to say that those of us who consider ourselves fans of her directorial work were waiting for A Mother’s Secret with great anticipation would be a massive understatement.  Pressure much?  Yeah, I think so.

We needn’t have worried.  Nica Noelle’s story crafting and directing have only gotten better, sharper, through the years.  Among her special gifts has been the ability to tell stories featuring sexual compulsion and inappropriate relationships.  In this case, Elexis Monroe, the “Mother,” is the one struggling with forbidden urges.  In most cases the pseudo-family play in adult features situation where a “step” relationship is made crystal clear.  A Mother’s Secret goes further than that.  Nothing on the box cover or in the video itself suggests a step-mother-to-step-daughter relationship between the mother and daughter in this story.  Line crossed?  You be the judge.

A trademark of Nica’s girl-girl work has always been to look for chemistry in pairings so that she could present us with scenes where everyone looks like they’re *really* enjoying themselves as opposed to faking it, as has so often been the case in adult film.  This cast is smaller than the usual four scene, six-to-eight actress model for girl-girl.  One reason for this is probably because Nica has shifted her base from California, to New England and it costs a lot more to get people from the left coast to the right coast than it does to just get them to head down (or up) the freeway to whichever Porn Valley McMansion is hosting that day’s shoot.  But this works because 1) we get to see Elexis Monroe in two scenes, and 2) we get to see Ingrid Mouth three times.  Plus we get the always delicious Jelena Jensen and the delightfully fresh faced Kasey Warner.  Lucky us!

Nica Noelle’s move from one coast to the other comes out in another way, which is to provide a much different background vibe than the one we get from the typical southern California porn venue.  The decorating and architecture are classic New England and the exterior shots show us why fall is peak tourist time in the northeastern quadrant of the U.S.  It gives the scenes a much different, i.e. much more real, vibe and that’s also good.  The rooms tend to be smaller which contributes to the different look of this production because it changes the lighting and shooting equations.

About the movie itself.  Wow.  A Mother’s Secret is a well written, brilliantly conceived, creatively plotted, tightly woven, tapestry of forbidden lust and illicit passion.  Nica Noelle uses one sex scene to set up the next and takes us in unpredictable, but delicious, directions.  Her cast responds beautifully as they bring Nica’s story to life.  The twists and turns make this video a very interesting and entertaining ride.  And, its length at just under 110 minutes, testifies to Noelle’s efficiency as a director.  There isn’t a wasted moment.

Some general comments...

No spoilers here but the Elexis Monroe dream sequence, and particularly the surprise at the end of it, is f’ing brilliant.   And you can quote me on that.

The cast, particularly Elexis Monroe (who just gets better and better every time I see her) and Ingrid Mouth, who carry the bulk of the load here, are wonderful.  Elexis has long been one of the top girl-girl performers in all of adult and a personal favorite of mine.  Ingrid was less familiar to me so it was a delight to see her perform, which she does exceptionally well.  Jelena Jensen's scene was short but intense -- she's just so beautiful I always love seeing her on my screen.  And, Kasey Warner oozes the innocence of an ingenue until the clothes come off, at which point she becomes a sexual dynamo.

The sex is typical Nica Noelle girl-girl:  no toys, lots of kissing, good chemistry, organic development, minimal directorial interference, minimal editing, and plenty of tribbing.

With typical fearlessness Nica Noelle crosses boundaries, both in terms of the plot, and in the presentation itself.  Again, no spoilers

As always I loved the sound track.  The music selections really added to the feel of the film.

I got the impression that Nica Noelle made this movie for herself as much as she made it for us. There have been times when she’s made standard four scene porn that, while good, lacked the kind of in depth story telling that her fans expect and crave.  A Mother’s Secret is vintage Noelle with the added benefits of about a decade of film making experience as well as her own journey of personal growth.  This video shows us a mature filmmaker at the height of her powers.  Bravo!

I'm giving this feature a very strong recommendation for purchase or rental.  It is available in a number of formats so you should have no trouble finding it.

Telepathy: Mantis Origin Story Part One

Title:  Telepathy:  Mantis Origin Story Part One

Studio:  Girlsway.com
Director:  Stills by Alan
Released:  May 5, 2016
Running Time:  48 minutes
Performers:  Mia Malkova, Samantha Rone, Adriana Chechik (non-sex) Cassidy Klein (nonsex)

If you ever needed a reason to become a subscriber to Girlsway.com this scene provides it.  Girlsway is now my "go-to" provider of high quality girl-girl porn.  Their combination of outstanding production values, beautiful models, interesting story lines, a very user friendly website, frequent updates, and to top it all off a very low price (less than $10/month with the annual membership package) is really hard to beat.

Telepathy:  Mantis Origin Story Part One is the first of a three part series based on The Turning.  The only thing I'm confused about here is the "origin story" part, since this scene takes place AFTER the events portrayed in The Turning.  Perhaps this will be explained in future episodes.  And if not, I don't care because, well, PORN.

Remember Dr. Elixer's "blooming tea" from The Turning?  Well, it's back, sort of, at least the active ingredient, i.e. the virus that turns straight women into lesbians.  Apparently the original blooming tea caused an epidemic of lesbianism, turning 65 per cent of the female population into raging lesbians.  Fortunately (or not, depending on your POV) the government stepped in and with the help of AWAL (American Women Against Lesbianism) stopped the epidemic and made girl-on-girl sex illegal.

That's the back story to this scene, and we spend the first 20 minutes of this 48 minute episode setting up the series.  Please do yourself a favor and DON'T fast forward through this.  One of the things I really like about Girlsway is that their set ups, regardless of length, are inventive and well executed.  That is true here as well.

There's a movie being made about the experience of Halle, or "patient zero" in the recent lesbian epidemic, staring Mia Malkova and Samantha Rone.  Adriana Chechik reprises the role of Halle. Cassidy Klein is an agent under the employ of Dr. Elixer who is trying to re-infect the population with her lesbian virus.  Cassidy says she has a fool proof plan to re-infect Halle and bring her back into the lesbian fold.  Her accomplice, Samantha Rone, is the key player in the plan.

In a pre-production meeting, Halle, Cassidy, Samantha, and Mia are talking about the movie.  Halle is asked to describe what happened to her for Mia's benefit, and while recounting her horror story, Halle breaks down. Samantha goes to get her some water, which she spikes with the lesbian virus.  Unfortunately, instead of Halle getting the water, Mia ends up with it, and is soon turned into a hot-to-trot lesbian.

On the set, Mia feels really funny and keeps getting these telepathic messages from her co-star, Samantha.  They kiss, which is now an illegal act, thanks to AWAL.  Stills by Alan makes a Hitchcock style cameo calling a halt to the production and ordering the women to behave themselves.

This sets up the actual sex scene as Mia is in her dressing room and Samantha comes in, quickly seducing her co-star who is now fully under the influence of the lesbian virus.  She gets telepathic messages from Samantha throughout, hence the title for the segment.  I was reminded, by Director Stills by Alan (thank you for the correction) that we had already seen Malkova as a MANTIS agent in The Turning.

I'll spare you the blow by blow.  The 28 minutes of sex that follows the set up is well worth the wait and well worth the hype that preceded this release.  These two women can't wait to get at each other.  After minimal foreplay, Rone is on her knees giving Malkova's pussy a thorough tongue bath.  And we're off to the races.  There's an excellent tribbing sequence, lots of kissing, some face sitting, and various other girl-girl staples (no toys). A little something for everyone.  It's electric, spontaneous, passionate, and eminently wank-worthy.  Samantha Rone and Mia Malkova are superstars and after watching this scene it's easy to see why.  They're beautiful, they love sex, and they don't mind if we watch.  Perfect combination.

Kudos to Stills by Alan, Bree Mills, and the rest of the creative team at Girlsway for giving us this awesome piece of artfully constructed erotica.  I'd almost go so far as to say this isn't porn but the tissues I just flushed would make that a lie.  TMI? I wank, you decide.

Go to girlsway and buy a membership.  It's worth it.

My TS Teacher

Title:  My TS Teacher

Studio:  Transsensual
Director:  Nica Noelle
Released:  January 2016
Running time:  117 minutes
Formats:  DVD, VOD (scenes)
Performers:  Aspen Brooks, Danica Dane, Jaxton Wheeler, JD Phoenix, Jessy Dubai, River Stark, Wolf Hudson

This is the best I've seen from Transsensual since My TS Student.  I could just stop there but I won't because what would be the fun in that?

River Stark and Danica Dane are terrific.  Wolf Hudson gets to play a bad guy, and by "bad guy" I mean total d-bag.  Jaxton Wheeler and Aspen Brooks have a terrifically sensual scene.  Plus, as a bonus, we get Jessy Dubai.

River Stark plays a Professor who teaches American Literature (or so I gathered).  Danica Dane is her troubled student.  Wolf Hudson is Danica's nightmare boy friend.  Jaxton Wheeler is River's amiable ex bf who still takes her calls and offers sage advice, which makes his current squeeze Aspen Brooks jealous.  Jessy Dubai is a massage therapist who likes to bang her clients, in this case JD Phoenix.

This is vintage Nica Noelle story telling.  Lots of angst, moral/ethical dilemmas, emotion, passion, repressed lust, and a good resolution in the third scene (scene 4 has nothing to do with the story -- it's just there to take up space on the DVD).

The performers play Nica's tightly written and nicely paced script very well.  None of these players has attended the Max Reinhardt Theater Workshop or Julliard.  That's fine.  They bring genuine emotion and passion instead of acting chops.  Much better all around in this case.  The chemistry between Danica Dane's character, Sarah, and River Stark's character, Professor Rivers, is palpable from the opening frames.  The fact that we have to wait over an hour before they actually get together is one of the things that makes this story work.

And, Wolf Hudson plays his bad boy so well I found myself REALLY disliking him.  I almost couldn't watch his scene with River Stark (but I stuck it out, and I'm glad I did, because it was a hot scene).  Damn, he was one snarky SOB.  It was like all of the macho bull shit in the world was distilled into one character played by Hudson.  Bravo.


Jaxton Wheeler is a hunk.  He also has a sense of humor.  Swoon.  I'd make him a nice dinner and then have him for dessert.  And, Aspen Brooks?  What a doll.  Plus she plays the jealous girl friend (not pathologically jealous)  very well.  Great chemistry between these two.



There are some things in the first scene that I think I would have changed.  I think I would have skipped the Wheeler/Brooks tryst and instead expanded on the fantasy/dream sequences that both Stark and Dane have.  We get a nice little scene of Danica wanking, but Stark's dream sequence is cut short when she wakes up after a hot dream about her student and decides to call Jaxton for advice.  I think I would have extended both of these masturbatory/fantasy scenes to give us an extra Stark/Dane pairing plus extended wank scenes for both.

You can get this video as a DVD or watch the scenes on the Transsensual website.  Personally, I'm glad I watched it online.  As much as I love watching Jessy Dubai her scene was tacked onto the DVD as a "bonus."  For Jessy fans, however, the DVD will be a "must have," as her performance is classic Jessy Dubai. She tops JD Phoenix and has a nice pop shot at the end.

I'm still giving this a strong "BUY" recommendation though.  Bravo Nica Noelle, bravo!