How to Please a Woman (2022), directed by Renee Webster

Gina is 50-something, in a sexless marriage and taken for granted in her work. Her only joy is early morning ocean swimming with a group of girlfriends. They organise a stripper as a surprise birthday gift, but she gets him to clean her house instead and a business idea is born. There are a lot of laughs along the way, as Gina organises appropriate training for her workers and discovers a huge unmet need among her peers. But can she find a way to have her own needs met? The film makes some gently serious points about women being ignored and unappreciated as they age and how women should ask for what they want. Sally Phillips is perfect as Gina and she is supported by a group of fabulous women, including Hayley McElhinney, Tasma Walton and Caroline Brazier. Eric Thomson, Cameron Daddo and Alexander England lead the male supporting cast. Australian comedic films are often disappointingly lame, but this one delivers.