Tease

JoyBear, the British label releasing only a title or two per year, is to be commended for its emphasis on quality, rather than flooding the market with endless gonzo releases or compilation videos.

"Tease" is an effective and very typical example of their work, presenting Couples Romance in an inoffensive yet XXX manner. New corporate tag line is: "Very British. Very Naughty."

My favorite new Brit starlet Ella Hughes toplines as a lingerie designer, musing about her new line, as she sends samples to friends and associates, each expressly targeted to arouse some romance (and sex) in their lives. Monica Vox returns as Ella's voice in narration, since JoyBear dispenses with dialog in its pantomime sex charades.

The vignettes are all arousing, with the greats Stella Cox and Victoria Summers literal standouts with their impressive racks on display. Newcomer director Jessie Black twice uses a perfect tease in black & white of Ella herself trying on some underwear, her perfect nipple cones sticking out in natural 3-D. The star doesn't get to actually hump until the final sequence, a sensual lesbian tryst with co- worker Carly Rae.

JoyBear's output, including "Tease", most closely resembles the vast array of Eastern European-shot porn which gets little attention but has a sizable market share nowadays. These dreamy exercises from such labels as daring! Media are never exciting but provide a good outlet in an unpretentious manner for the artcore niche that used to be the province of Andrew Blake.