Month: September 2023

Women Talking–In the Name of Religion

Written by Diana Paul on September 25, 2023. Posted in movie reviews.

Directed by Sarah Polley, based on the titular novel by Miriam Toews, Women Talking is inspired by a true story of horrific mass rapes in a small Mennonite community. Intentionally ambiguous with regard to time and place, the religious colony in Women Talking is cut off from the modern world: any place in America...

Death on the Nile–No Lifesaver Needed

Written by Diana Paul on September 18, 2023. Posted in movie reviews.

Death on the Nile, a 2022 remake of Agatha Christie’s 1937 classic novel, is directed by and stars Kenneth Branagh. Cinematic adaptations from books, especially from beloved authors like Agatha Christie are only for the intrepid. And Branagh is on a path to making a series of Christie screen adaptations, starting with his first...

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart– Planting Seeds of Power

Written by Diana Paul on September 10, 2023. Posted in Television reviews. 1 Comment on The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart– Planting Seeds of Power

This seven-episode mini-series, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, is based upon Holly Ringland’s novel of the same name. Little Alice Hart (Alyla Brown), a nine-year old girl, suffers a very violent set of family circumstances living in the outback of Australia. Her father is abusive , especially when Alice wants to feel somewhat safe...

Month: September 2023

Women Talking–In the Name of Religion

Death on the Nile–No Lifesaver Needed

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart– Planting Seeds of Power

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