Television reviews – Page 21

“Underground Railroad”–Tracking US History

Written by Diana Paul on July 5, 2021. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews. 1 Comment on “Underground Railroad”–Tracking US History

Based upon the Pulitzer-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Underground Railroad, is produced and directed by Barry Jenkins (“Moonlighting”). This gripping portrayal is an allegorical account of slavery and the role it has played in American history from colonial times. The Underground Railroad, in the mid-1800s,...

“Tell Me Your Secrets”–Tell Me Your Lies

Written by Diana Paul on June 27, 2021. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews. 1 Comment on “Tell Me Your Secrets”–Tell Me Your Lies

In this Amazon Prime mini-series of ten episodes, Tell Me Your Secrets has three plots: 1) The main plot involves a woman named Karen Miller (Lily Rabe), who was arrested seven years ago as a presumed accomplice to her boyfriend, Kit (Xavier Samuel) for the brutal murders of nine women. She claims not to remember...

“Behind Her Eyes”–For All To See

Written by Diana Paul on April 25, 2021. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews, Unhealed Wound.

Behind Her Eyes, based on Sarah Pinborough’s best-selling novel of the same name, tells the story of Adele and her husband David, a renowned psychiatrist specializing in drug addiction. The couple live an ostensibly perfect life in an exclusive London suburb. The beautiful Adele Ferguson (Eve Hewson) was recently a...

“Your Honor”–Judge Me Not

Written by Diana Paul on March 22, 2021. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews. 1 Comment on “Your Honor”–Judge Me Not

Unconditional love–are there limits? In Your Honor, a ShowTime mini-series, a highly respected recently widowed New Orleans judge, Michael Desiato (Bryan Cranston of “Breaking Bad”) is known for his fair and impartial sentencing of young criminals. But the judge gets personal to protect...

“The Accident”–Unexpected Trauma

Written by Diana Paul on February 28, 2021. Posted in Television reviews. 1 Comment on “The Accident”–Unexpected Trauma

The Accident , a four-part British series, plunges into a Welsh community’s fight for justice after an explosion on a construction site kills several local teenagers. The town of Glyngolau, Wales is comparable to many Appalachian coal mine and steel mill towns. Most have lost their main...

Ragnarok–Thor on Steroids

Written by Diana Paul on February 14, 2021. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews. 1 Comment on Ragnarok–Thor on Steroids

Ragnarok, a Norwegian fantasy series, takes place in the fictional town of Edda, in Hordaland, the home of the mythological Norse god of thunder, Thor. This modern day Ragnarök follows the story of the Norse mythology of the god Thor. Ragnarok stands for the end of the world and the twilight of the gods,...