Year: 2026

The King–Royal Turpitude?

Written by Diana Paul on August 2, 2026. Posted in movie reviews. No Comments on The King–Royal Turpitude?

In this very loosely interpreted adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Henriad”, The King (2019) focuses on Prince Hal (Timothée Chalamet) and his reluctant acceptance of the crown, becoming Henry V, King of England. Hal’s defiance is due to his difficult relationship with his dying father, King Henry IV (Ben...

Prisoners’ Wives–Collateral Damage?

Written by Diana Paul on July 27, 2026. Posted in Series, Unhealed Wound. 2 Comments on Prisoners’ Wives–Collateral Damage?

The BBC drama series Prisoners’ Wives focuses on the wives, children and other family members and friends living in the “outside” world while their husbands or partners are incarcerated. A highly original narrative of the collateral damage that imprisonment inflicts on the innocent and sometimes the...

Project Hail Mary–A 2026 Version of E.T.

Written by Diana Paul on July 21, 2026. Posted in movie reviews. No Comments on Project Hail Mary–A 2026 Version of E.T.

In this crowd-pleasing sci-fi adaptation of Andy Weir’s book by the same name, Project Hail Mary opens with Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) waking up on a spacecraft, unable to remember who he is or how he got there. Floating in his astronaut suit, he hovers above the bodies of his two dead colleagues. He doesn’t quite remember...

Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare–Radioactive Subject Matter

Written by Diana Paul on July 12, 2026. Posted in movie reviews. No Comments on Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare–Radioactive Subject Matter

On March 11, 2011 a double natural disaster–an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and a massive tsunami –struck the city of Fukushima along the northeastern coast of Japan. Knocking out the electricity essential for cooling the nuclear reactors, a disaster rivaling Chernobyl was underway. Directed by James Jones (“Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes”), and...

The Madison–Urban-Rural Divide?

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

Two different Madisons are featured in this Taylor Sheridan (“Yellowstone”) six-episode mini-series, The Madison. A recently widowed, extremely wealthy woman, Stacy Clyburn (Michelle Pfeiffer) resides on the Upper East Side of New York City. She has been happy and deeply in love with her husband in her opulent residence,...

The Law According to Lidia Poet –Taking the Law Into Her Own Hands

Written by Diana Paul on June 29, 2026. Posted in Series.

In each episode of the three-season series, The Law According to Lidia Poët (Italian: La legge di Lidia Poët), a riveting hook showcases a new murder. Inspired by the true story of the first Italian female lawyer admitted into the bar in 1920 in her late sixties, The Law According to Lidia Poët highlights the brilliance of a very young...