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The Madison–Urban-Rural Divide?

Written by Diana Paul on July 6, 2026. Posted in Series. No Comments on The Madison–Urban-Rural Divide?

Two different Madisons are featured in this Taylor Sheridan (“Yellowstone”) six-episode mini-series, The Madison. A recently widowed, extremely wealthy woman, Stacy Clyburn (Michelle Pfeiffer) resides on the Upper East Side of New York City. She has been happy and deeply in love with her husband in her opulent residence,...

The Law According to Lidia Poet –Taking the Law Into Her Own Hands

Written by Diana Paul on June 29, 2026. Posted in Series. No Comments on The Law According to Lidia Poet –Taking the Law Into Her Own Hands

In each episode of the three-season series, The Law According to Lidia Poët (Italian: La legge di Lidia Poët), a riveting hook showcases a new murder. Inspired by the true story of the first Italian female lawyer admitted into the bar in 1920 in her late sixties, The Law According to Lidia Poët highlights the brilliance of a very young...

Big Mistakes–Errors in Judgment

Written by Diana Paul on June 21, 2026. Posted in Series. No Comments on Big Mistakes–Errors in Judgment

Big Mistakes is first and foremost, about a big messy family, with a single mom, Linda (Laurie Metcalf), and three adult children. Only the highly organized and systematic youngest (and favorite), Natalie (Abby Quinn), seems to have her mother’s respect and affection. Linda, highly community-centered, decides to run...

Margo’s Got Money Troubles–Cash is King

Written by Diana Paul on June 16, 2026. Posted in movie reviews. No Comments on Margo’s Got Money Troubles–Cash is King

Created by David E. Kelley (of “Big Little Lies”, “Nine Perfect Strangers”), Margo’s Got Money Troubles, breaks new ground with quirky, colorful characters . Tackling sex work, sexual predation, addiction, desperate unemployment, and parenting, Margo’s Got Money Troubles is spiced with humor and farce, and bits of...

The Testaments–To Girl Power, A Covenant for the Future

Written by Diana Paul on June 9, 2026. Posted in Series, Unhealed Wound.

The new Hulu series, The Testaments, is a sequel to the blockbuster six-season “The Handmaid’s Tale” (See my May 14, 2017 and June 2, 2025 reviews) Both series are based on novels of the same name by Margaret Atwood. Continuing the dark world where Gilead girls are trained to become Gilead women, The...

Straight to Hell–The Devil Is in the Details

Written by Diana Paul on May 31, 2026. Posted in Series.

Straight to Hell (Japanese: Jigoku ni ochiru wa yo) is a 2026 drama about Kazuko Hosoki, Japan’s most famous psychic, and her highly controversial and questionable tactics. The title Straight to Hell is taken from her notorious warning: “You’re going straight to hell”. [Are there echoes here of another TV celebrity’s questionable persona...