Year: 2026

The Housemaid–Cleaning Up the Mess

Written by Diana Paul on May 11, 2026. Posted in Unhealed Wound. No Comments on The Housemaid–Cleaning Up the Mess

Based on the titular blockbuster novel by Freida McFadden, The Housemaid opens with Millie (Sydney Sweeney of “Euphoria”) being interviewed by the uber-wealthy, perfectly coifed and shellacked Nina Winchester (Amanda Seyfried), in her perfectly immaculate mega-mansion. A homeless but romantic young ex-con on probation, Millie...

Imperfect Women–Embroidered Friendships

Written by Diana Paul on May 4, 2026. Posted in Series. No Comments on Imperfect Women–Embroidered Friendships

Based on the book of the same name by Araminta Hall, Imperfect Women stars a powerhouse trinity of actors: Kerry Washington (“Scandal) as Elaine, Elisabeth Moss (“Handmaid’s Tale”) as Mary, and Kate Mara (“House of Cards”) as Nancy. This is a murder mystery wrapped up in the fragile and torn package of friendship–one of the three...

Sentimental Value –Home Is Where the Heart Is

Written by Diana Paul on April 27, 2026. Posted in movie reviews. No Comments on Sentimental Value –Home Is Where the Heart Is

The multiple Academy Award -winning film, Sentimental Value, directed by Joachim Trier, opens in Oslo. In their beautiful airy home, sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), are grieving over the death of their beloved mother. They are distressed by the return of their long-estranged father, Gustav (...

DTF St. Louis–A Bromance

Written by Diana Paul on April 20, 2026. Posted in Series. No Comments on DTF St. Louis–A Bromance

This seven-episode HBOmax mini-series, DTF St. Louis, opens with St. Louis weatherman Clark Forrest (Jason Bateman of “Ozark”) covering a cyclonic storm alongside ASL interpreter, Floyd Smernitch (David Harbour of “Stranger Things”). The camera rolls as Floyd saves Clark from certain decapitation by yanking him out of the path of a...

Detective Hole (2026)–Burrowng Underneath

Written by Diana Paul on April 13, 2026. Posted in Series.

The Netflix Scandi-noir series, Detective Hole, is adapted from master Norwegian detective author, Jo Nesbø’s The Devil’s Star. A dual plot unfolds with a gruesome serial killer as one crime and a drug/weapons smuggling network of heists as the second. In the opening scene, set in Oslo, a disastrous car crash...

Occupied–No Time Left

Written by Diana Paul on April 6, 2026. Posted in Series.

In Occupied, a complicated three-season Norwegian series (Okkupert: 2015-2019) inspired by the masterful author of thrillers, Jo Nesbø, no one wins. In the near future, there is a pending crisis: climate change may be at the point of no return. Norwegian Prime Minister, Jasper Berg (Henrik Mestad) of the Green...