Month: March 2023

Ticket to Paradise–The Ride Isn’t Worth It!

Written by Diana Paul on March 27, 2023. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on Ticket to Paradise–The Ride Isn’t Worth It!

In this fluff of a romantic comedy, two of our most popular actors (Julia Roberts and George Clooney) tussle as a divorced couple–David and Georgia– begrudgingly thrown together to attend their daughter’s wedding in Bali. David (Clooney) and Georgia (Roberts) were married 25 years ago, but their marriage lasted only five...

The Patient–More Restraint Needed

Written by Diana Paul on March 19, 2023. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews.

The Patient , a Hulu ten-episode mini-series, is a psychological thriller and entrapment drama that premiered in August 2022. The series stars Steve Carell, Domhnall Gleeson, and Linda Emond. Sam, a sociopathological young serial killer (Gleeson), is determined to stop his murdering obsession. He seeks a therapist,...

The King’s Affection–”Romeo & Juliet” Meets “As You Like It”

Written by Diana Paul on March 13, 2023. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews.

In this Korean historical romance, The King’s Affection is part Shakespeare and part soap opera. Twins are born to the royal family: a baby boy and a baby girl. Having a crown prince share his mother’s womb with a girl is culturally unacceptable for the future heir to the throne. As a result, when the Crown Princess gives...

Elvis–Rocket Man of the 60’s?

Written by Diana Paul on March 8, 2023. Posted in Unhealed Wound.

In Baz Luhrmann’s Academy-award nominated 2022 biopic of Elvis Presley (an extraordinary performance by newcomer Austin Butler), we see the journey back in time to the 1940’s through 70’s with historically accurate fashions, scenes, and most of all, politics through the civil rights movement. Elvis’s life is told from the...

Month: March 2023

Ticket to Paradise–The Ride Isn’t Worth It!

The Patient–More Restraint Needed

The King’s Affection–”Romeo & Juliet” Meets “As You Like It”

Elvis–Rocket Man of the 60’s?

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