Unhealed Wound – Page 10

The Way I See It–What’s Before Your Eyes

Written by Diana Paul on October 25, 2020. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 3 Comments on The Way I See It–What’s Before Your Eyes

The Way I See It, a documentary film released by MSNBC on October 16, 2020, narrates the career of the former Chief Official White House Photographer, Pete Souza. He covered two of the most popular US presidents of the past fifty years: Ronald Reagan and Barack...

“Them That Follow”–Faith, Interrupted

Written by Diana Paul on September 28, 2020. Posted in Unhealed Wound.

Them That Follow (2019) is an odd American indie thriller about an Appalachian, Pentecostal, Charismatic snake-handling Christian cult. A close-knit community with extremely strong beliefs, it exists on the far-fringe of mainstream society. This is the backdrop for a love story between the...

“The Hater”–Social Media Run Amok

Written by Diana Paul on September 22, 2020. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound.

The Hater, a Polish thriller, captivates with its young nerd culture gone awry on social media. The movie is intelligent, never simplifying the internecine competition between the elite college professional and those who yearn for that life. The Hater reveals a cold, ruthless world of postmodern haves...

“The Goldfinch”–Art and Loss

Written by Diana Paul on September 15, 2020. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews, Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on “The Goldfinch”–Art and Loss

Goldfinch (2020), based upon Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel, tells the story of a young boy, Theo ( the astonishing Oakes Fegley), who is walking through galleries with his beloved mother at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They gaze at a Dutch Master painting of a chained...

“Lila & Eve”–Loss Without Justice

Written by Diana Paul on July 27, 2020. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 3 Comments on “Lila & Eve”–Loss Without Justice

Lila & Eve, a 2015 sleeper female vigilante thriller , stars Viola Davis (“How to Get Away With Murder”) as Lila and Jennifer Lopez (“Hustlers”) as Eve, The opening scene shows Lila’s 18-year-old son, Stephon (Aml Ameen), in a pool of blood from a drive-by shooting. A grief-fueled fragile mother is...

“Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich”–Obscene Power

Written by Diana Paul on June 8, 2020. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews, Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich”–Obscene Power

Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich is an explosive and deeply disturbing four-part Netflix Original documentary, that spotlights a dark international web of underage sex trafficking. Billionaire playboy and financier Jeffrey Epstein operated his sick obsession in plain sight. In Filthy Rich we watch this wealthy predator cultivate links to...