Author: Diana Paul

The Outfit (2022)—Suitable Suspense

Written by Diana Paul on September 12, 2022. Posted in movie reviews.

The Outfit’s director and co-writer Graham Moore ( whose screenplay for “The Imitation Game” won an Oscar,) has created a slow-burn thriller fitting of Masterpiece Theater. In early 1950s Chicago, only a few years after the end of the Second World War, proud sixty-something British Savile Row tailor Leonard Burling (the...

The Discovery of Witches—An Entertaining Coven

Written by Diana Paul on September 6, 2022. Posted in Television reviews.

In this Sundance three-season series, we see a time-travel saga of witches and magic that is part Harry Potter and part Lord of the Rings. A tale of intense rivalry between different magical beings unfolds: Witches, vampires, and demons are pitted against each other not only to uncover the sacred magical primer, but also...

“Infinite Storm”—In the Eye of

Written by Diana Paul on August 29, 2022. Posted in movie reviews. 1 Comment on “Infinite Storm”—In the Eye of

Based on a true story, Infinite Storm recreates the 2010 rescue from Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. A blizzard is about to be unleashed, and Pam Bales (Naomi Watts) knows that this will be a challenging climb. But the viewer does not know her motivation for undertaking what seems like an unnecessary risk in the approaching storm. ...

Queen—A Regal Redemption

Written by Diana Paul on August 24, 2022. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews. 3 Comments on Queen—A Regal Redemption

In this French/Polish miniseries of four episodes, Queen is a highly unexpected feel-good story of a sought-after Parisian bespoke tailor who, in the evenings, is a celebrated drag queen known as “Loretta”. Long absent from his wife and daughter’s lives back in the small Polish village of his childhood, Silvestre Bork...

“Thirteen Lives”—An Unlucky Number?

Written by Diana Paul on August 18, 2022. Posted in movie reviews.

Thirteen Lives (directed by Ron Howard) retells the heart-pounding rescue mission from June 23, 2018. A dozen Thai soccer players, aged 11 to 16, and their coach were trapped in a flooded, terrifyingly claustrophobic cave system during an unexpected monsoon rainstorm in northern Thailand. A massive...

Ten Series/ Movies to Avoid—Meh!

Written by Diana Paul on August 4, 2022. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews. 4 Comments on Ten Series/ Movies to Avoid—Meh!

As we become more committed to watching and bingeing shows on Netflix and a myriad of streaming platforms, I find an evening can be entirely wasted viewing disappointing shows, some of which are highly praised by others. I am willing to risk viewing an idiosyncratic film or series now and then, one that flies under the radar...