Month: February 2025

One Hundred Years of Solitude–An Alternative Universe?

Written by Diana Paul on February 25, 2025. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews. No Comments on One Hundred Years of Solitude–An Alternative Universe?

One Hundred Years Of Solitude (1967) by the Colombian Nobel Prize winner, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, is a masterpiece of magical realism, telling the story of seven generations of the Buendía family. Sprawling over a century, the tragic circumstances in a utopian conceived town–Macondo–are revealed, where isolation as a community at first protects them from conflict and greed. But the Buendía family cannot escape its fate: the curse of generations of love, betrayal, and forbidden sex. In the opening scene (to be bookended at the end of the eight-episode Netflix series)...

Six Triple Eight—Hidden Figures?

Written by Diana Paul on February 16, 2025. Posted in Television reviews. 1 Comment on Six Triple Eight—Hidden Figures?

Based on journalist Kevin M. Hymel’s 2019 article “Fighting a Two-Front War,” Six Triple Eight follows the inspiring story of 855 women who overcame immense barriers to sort over seventeen million pieces of backlogged mail. Sorting the mail became a priority to boost morale by ensuring soldiers stayed connected with loved ones. Their contributions, though largely forgotten by history, are brought to life in this powerful film. In this Tyler Perry WWII drama, the only all-Black, all-female US WAC (Women’s Army Corps) unit of color –the 6888th Central Postal...

Emilia Pérez–A Gender Bender

Written by Diana Paul on February 10, 2025. Posted in movie reviews. No Comments on Emilia Pérez–A Gender Bender

Emilia Perez was Inspired by both Boris Razon’s 2018 novel Écoute and by the opera libretto written by French director Jacques Audiard. The movie also won the 2024 Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and multiple Golden Globes for a musical drama. Emilia Pérez (Karla Sofía Gascón of Mexican telenovela fame) is a former Mexican cartel leader. Juan “Manitas” Del Monte, who fakes Manitas’s death in order to become her true self as a woman. Rita Mora Castro (Zoe Saldaña) primarily defends drug lords, those guilty of domestic violence, and murderers. Drug lord...

Year of the Snake 2025–January 29-February 12, 2025

Written by Diana Paul on February 2, 2025. Posted in Lunar New Year. 2 Comments on Year of the Snake 2025–January 29-February 12, 2025

The Year of the Wood Snake is a period of transformation, wisdom, and adaptability. According to Chinese Buddhism, before the Buddha entered Nirvana only twelve animals came to pay homage. So the Buddha honored them by naming a twelve-year cycle after them. The Snake, the most complex and “unsettling” force among the twelve, was the sixth animal to pay its respect to the Buddha. This year is the Year of the Wood Snake, which officially began when the new moon entered Aquarius at 4:36 a.m. PT on Jan. 29, 2025. More than two weeks of parties, customs and banquets will...

Month: February 2025

One Hundred Years of Solitude–An Alternative Universe?

Six Triple Eight—Hidden Figures?

Emilia Pérez–A Gender Bender

Year of the Snake 2025–January 29-February 12, 2025

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