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“Official Secrets”–Blowing in the Wind

Written by Diana Paul on May 31, 2021. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. No Comments on “Official Secrets”–Blowing in the Wind

Based upon the true story of British Intelligence whistle-blower Katharine Gun (played by Keira Knightley) immediately before the planned 2003 Iraq invasion, Official Secrets exposes a joint US-UK illegal extortion plan [under President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair). Both governments colluded against members of the UN Security Council in order to obtain their votes for invasion. Gun, a minor functionary and translator of highly confidential documents, leaks a top secret NSA memo that proposes...

“Behind Her Eyes”–For All To See

Written by Diana Paul on April 25, 2021. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews, Unhealed Wound. No Comments on “Behind Her Eyes”–For All To See

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 patient in a mental institution where her husband was the presiding psychiatrist. Upon release she marries the handsome doctor. While a patient, Adele becomes best friends with a gay working-class Glasgow junkie, Rob (Robert Aramayo) who...

“The Mauritanian”–Guantanamo Diary

Written by Diana Paul on April 19, 2021. Posted in Unhealed Wound. No Comments on “The Mauritanian”–Guantanamo Diary

Based upon the NYT best-selling memoir, Guantanamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Salahi, we see the endurance of a young Mauritanian, Mohamedou Slahi (played by Tahar Rahim, The Prophet). He is being held in Guantanamo Bay after 9/11. The legal drama The Mauritanian demonstrates the lawyer’s duty to represent a client, regardless of doubt in his innocence, and whether winning at all costs is what a justice system should condone. Attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster in her Golden Globe winning performance) and her associate Teri Duncan (Shailene Woodley) are committed to...

“The Father”–A Patriarch’s Decline

Written by Diana Paul on April 12, 2021. Posted in Unhealed Wound. 2 Comments on “The Father”–A Patriarch’s Decline

The Father is a devastating, disquieting journey into the horrors of dementia, both for the afflicted and for those who are close to the afflicted. Artfully helmed by French playwright Florian Zeller in his directorial debut, Zeller invites the viewer into a breathtaking and wrenching look at advancing dementia through both the individual frightened by what is happening and to the no-less-terrified family and caregivers. Watching a loved one die is always harrowing, but dementia makes it especially so, as the patient not only slips away mentally, but...

“I Care a Lot”–Caregiver or Caretaker?

Written by Diana Paul on April 5, 2021. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 2 Comments on “I Care a Lot”–Caregiver or Caretaker?

In this Netflix original movie, I Care a Lot, the highly successful court-appointed guardian, Marla Grayson (the astonishing Rosamund Pike of “Gone Girl” fame), masterminds a scheme to being appointed guardian of wealthy elderly patients by the state court. Marla is charged with caring for the elderly who are identified by doctors as incompetent to manage their own health needs, daily living and assets. Marla and her partner Fran (Eiza González) run a highly profitable hustle –a guardianship grift of elderly “wards of the state”. To the...

“Soul”—The Spirit of Rebirth

Written by Diana Paul on March 29, 2021. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on “Soul”—The Spirit of Rebirth

Guest Blogger: Mahshid Zamani Bozorgnia, film critic [Edited by Diana Y. Paul] Soul, an animated and complex film from Pixar directed and created by Pete Dokter (who also created “Toy Story”, “Inside Out” and “Monsters Inc”), refers to the jazz music genre and tackles the theme of what is the spirit or soul, the distinction between passion and obsession, and what constitutes the “spark” of happiness. There is something compulsively watchable and comforting about Pixar movies with their photo-realistic imaginary worlds. But there is much more. ...