Month: January 2020

“Parasite” –Living Off Your Host

Written by Diana Paul on January 27, 2020. Posted in movie reviews.

Parasite This Korean multiple award-nominated, SAG Globe winning movie, Parasite, has captured the critics’ minds as it delves into the income gap, greed and class discrimination between the “one-percenter” wealthy Park family and the destitute, marginally employed Kim clan. The theme of the competitive, desperate search...

Godfather of Harlem—Partners in Crime

Written by Diana Paul on January 19, 2020. Posted in movie reviews.

Inspired by a true story, Godfather of Harlem skillfully interweaves the combative and competing forces of the mafia with the battle for civil rights in the mid-‘60s. In the riveting Epix limited series, Godfather of Harlem, we see the character Bumpy Johnson (the exceptional Forest Whitaker) re-enter the world of organized...

Marriage Story (2019)-The Bonds of Love

Written by Diana Paul on January 14, 2020. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on Marriage Story (2019)-The Bonds of Love

Nominated this year for eleven Academy Awards, Marriage Story portrays two people who really care about, respect, and love each other, and yearn for a “gentle” amicable divorce resolution. They also are determined to nurture and nourish their young son, Henry, with as little wounding as possible. ...

Happy New Year 2020: The Year of the [Metal] Rat

Written by Diana Paul on January 5, 2020. Posted in Lunar New Year, Unhealed Wound.

Happy Chinese New Year 2020! The Buddha taught rats first, among the animals in the Buddhist pantheon, and rats rank first on the Chinese zodiac. Though people who follow Western animal symbolism do not consider the rat either adorable or auspicious, nevertheless the characteristics of the rat are considered spirited, witty, alert,...

Month: January 2020

“Parasite” –Living Off Your Host

Godfather of Harlem—Partners in Crime

Marriage Story (2019)-The Bonds of Love

Happy New Year 2020: The Year of the [Metal] Rat

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