Television reviews – Page 15

The Good Fight– A Knock-out

Written by Diana Paul on October 24, 2022. Posted in Television reviews.

If you loved the multiple award-winning “The Good Wife” (2009-2016) starring Julianna Margulies, you will be enthralled even more so with The Good Fight (2017-present), purportedly continuing the legal drama of “The Good Wife” as a sort of sequel or spin-off. In the first episode, “Inauguration”, it is January 20,...

Bad Sisters—Saving Grace

Written by Diana Paul on October 18, 2022. Posted in Television reviews. 1 Comment on Bad Sisters—Saving Grace

In this Apple+ Irish comedic mini-series, we see four of the five Garvey sisters—Eva (Sharon Hogan who is also the creator and producer), Ursula (Eva Birthistle of “Last Kingdom”), Bibi (Sarah Greene) and Becka (Eve Hewson of “Behind Her Eyes”)—in the difficult position of wanting to save their sister Grace (Anne-Marie Duff) from her...

Five Days at Memorial—No Emergency Exit

Written by Diana Paul on September 18, 2022. Posted in Television reviews. 2 Comments on Five Days at Memorial—No Emergency Exit

Five Days at Memorial is an Apple TV+ eight-episode miniseries that premiered on August 22 of this year. Based on the multiple-award winning 2013 book by journalist Sheri Fink, this series revisits the tragic and hellish events that occurred at Memorial Medical Center over five days: August 28 –...

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...

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...

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...