Month: January 2023

The Menu–Prix Fixe Squid Game Anyone?

Written by Diana Paul on January 30, 2023. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on The Menu–Prix Fixe Squid Game Anyone?

“If you don’t have a seat at the table, you’re probably on the menu” –a quote credited to Senator Elizabeth Warren in fighting for her constituency before Congress. But what about both–a seat at the table and on the menu too? In the opening scene of The Menu, a group of nine wealthy foodies have paid $1250 per...

Lunar New Year 2023–Year of the Water Rabbit

Written by Diana Paul on January 22, 2023. Posted in Lunar New Year. 2 Comments on Lunar New Year 2023–Year of the Water Rabbit

Lunar New Year 2023 starts today, Sunday, January 22, 2023 in East Asia and marks the beginning of the Year of the Water Rabbit. As the Year of the Tiger (yang) comes to an end on Saturday, Jan. 21, and the Year of the Rabbit begins, we can expect an abrupt change of pace as we say goodbye to the roaring tiger and...

Three Pines–A Forest of Clues

Written by Diana Paul on January 15, 2023. Posted in Television reviews.

Beloved Chief Inspector Armand Gamache (played perfectly by Alfred Molina), the star of the Louise Penny series of mysteries, investigates murders in Three Pines, outside Montreal. In this eight-episode first season which debuted in December on Amazon Prime, five homicides occur. As in the novels, Gamache has a unique mindset for...

Magpie Murders–A Bird in the Hand?

Written by Diana Paul on January 9, 2023. Posted in Television reviews.

Magpie Murders, based on the 2016 mystery by Anthony Horowitz, is the first in the Susan Ryeland series. The story focuses on the murder of bestselling author Alan Conway (Conleth Hill), whose Atticus Pund mysteries have long been readers’ favorites. Using a mystery-within-a-mystery structure, Magpie Murders, has Atticus Pund...

My Top 15 Movies and TV Series for 2022

Written by Diana Paul on January 2, 2023. Posted in movie reviews.

Happy New Year 2023!! While we are all going into our third year of lockdown, many of us craved new content to watch, and feel like we are either running out of choices or there are too many to choose from. Some are less well-known and under-the-radar. Well, this year I have fifteen to recommend. Here are the reviews I...