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“Don’t Bother” Movies

Written by Diana Paul on March 11, 2026. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. No Comments on “Don’t Bother” Movies

Although I usually review movies that have some rationale for investing one or two hours viewing time or much more in case of mini-series, this week I am giving you a heads-up on what not to watch. Read a good book instead of wasting your time on any of these ten, although they all have A-list actors. 1.”Seven Dials”...

Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes–Singing in the Right Key

Written by Diana Paul on March 1, 2026. Posted in movie reviews. 1 Comment on Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes–Singing in the Right Key

Based on the 2020 novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins, this prequel to “The Hunger Games” (2012) and the fifth installment in “The Hunger Games” film series won the 2024 People’s Choice Action Movie of the Year. Set more than sixty years before The Hunger Games trilogy, the fictional...

His and Hers–They, Theirs Anyone?

Written by Diana Paul on February 23, 2026. Posted in Television reviews. No Comments on His and Hers–They, Theirs Anyone?

This mini-series thriller, based on the eponymous novel by Alice Feeney, opens with the brutal murder of a young woman, Rachel Hopkins (Jamie Tisdale).She was in a car late at night oin an isolated road in the back woods of Dahlonega, Georgia. Shadows of the woman being murdered, with rain clouding the...

Lunar New Year 2026–The Year of the Fire Horse (February 17-March 3, 2026)

Written by Diana Paul on February 14, 2026. Posted in Lunar New Year. 1 Comment on Lunar New Year 2026–The Year of the Fire Horse (February 17-March 3, 2026)

After a turbulent Year of the Snake, which many of us have experienced with unexpected surprises, accidents, and problems as well as moments of joy and heroism, the Year of the Fire Horse is galloping in to change the aftermath and collateral damage of 2025. With the continued shambolic regime of a demonic, depraved. deranged...

Sinners–Get Out of Limbo

Written by Diana Paul on February 8, 2026. Posted in movie reviews. 1 Comment on Sinners–Get Out of Limbo

Sinners, directed and written by Ryan Coogler (most famously known for “Black Panther”), opens in a church consisting of mostly Black congregants in the Mississippi Delta. The year is 1932. Sammie (Miles Caton), a twenty-something young man in sharecropper overalls with brutal gashes on his left cheek, walks up to the front carrying...

City of Shadows–Throw Some Shade

Written by Diana Paul on February 2, 2026. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on City of Shadows–Throw Some Shade

Based on a Spanish novel by Aro Sáinz de la Maza, we see a man hanging off a balcony of a UNESCO World Heritage site, Casa Milá (Pedrera). His body has been set on fire. The murder victim is the CEO of a giant construction company and has profited from government contracts for housing and civic development. Barcelona, City of Shadows...