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“20 Feet From Stardom”–Stellar Performers

Written by diana on August 19, 2018. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on “20 Feet From Stardom”–Stellar Performers

In the wake of the passing of Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, 20 Feet from Stardom will resonate more than ever. The mainly female backup singers featured in 20 Feet From Stardom are all daughters of preachers, as was Aretha Franklin, who fine-tuned their extraordinary singing voices in the church choir while very, very young. Director Morgan...

The Tunnel–Seasons 2 and 3

Written by diana on August 14, 2018. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews. 1 Comment on The Tunnel–Seasons 2 and 3

The Tunnel Seasons 2 and 3 continue the tension from the first season, with a British and French detective partnership (Karl Roebuck and Elise Wasserman respectively) again working to solve a heinous series of crimes. (See my August 7, 2016 review of season 1: “The Tunnel–Turf War or Building Bridges”.) Both season 2 and...

Calibre–A Bullet Through the Heart

Written by diana on August 5, 2018. Posted in movie reviews.

This bloodpressure-raising thriller opens with two best buddies, Vaughn Carter (Jack Lowden) and Marcus Trenton (Martin McCann), deciding to go on a guys’ weekend hunting trip to a remote village in the Scottish Highlands. Nothing could prepare them…or us… for what happens. Calibre tests the friends’ relationship and...

“Three Identical Strangers”–Triplets and Eugenics

Written by diana on July 29, 2018. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on “Three Identical Strangers”–Triplets and Eugenics

Three Identical Strangers raises difficult questions about how a 1950’s and 60’s psychological study was never made public, even to this day. Much of the data and conclusions remain unclear. In this study by respected psychologist Peter Neubauer, unsuspecting subjects were parents and their adopted sons who were systematically...

La Mante–The Praying Mantis

Written by diana on July 24, 2018. Posted in movie reviews. 4 Comments on La Mante–The Praying Mantis

This must-see French suspense thriller focuses on an imprisoned female serial killer, recruited to help solve a string of copycat murders, but only if her son, Damien, now a policeman, works with her on the case. The mother is nicknamed “La Mante”, the praying mantis. First, it may be helpful to understand the biological nature...

“Man in an Orange Shirt”–Thwarted Love

Written by diana on July 2, 2018. Posted in movie reviews. 1 Comment on “Man in an Orange Shirt”–Thwarted Love

Man in an Orange Shirt, commissioned by BBC to celebrate the 50th anniversary of partial decriminalization of homosexuality in 1967, depicts with a modicum of success two love stories spanning seventy years. The first between two gay men hiding their passion and the second involving a duplicitous marriage of one-sided passion. Scripted...