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“The Mauritanian”–Guantanamo Diary

Written by Diana Paul on April 19, 2021. Posted in Unhealed Wound.

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...

“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...

“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...

“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,...

“Promising Young Woman” –Breaking Over and Over Again

Written by Diana Paul on March 15, 2021. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on “Promising Young Woman” –Breaking Over and Over Again

Promising Young Woman, written and directed by Emerald Fennell, is a revenge thriller on a brutal topic–Don’t let the title mislead you. Cassie (Carey Mulligan), a 30-year old former medical student, is now a barista living with her parents In the opening scene we see a very inebriated Cassie barhopping and wandering the...

“News of the World”–A Gift for the Heart

Written by Diana Paul on February 1, 2021. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 5 Comments on “News of the World”–A Gift for the Heart

News of the World is based on the Paulette Jiles’s bestseller by the same name. The story follows a sixty-something curmudgeonly widower, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Tom Hanks), a traveling newspaper reader. Captain Kidd entertains and informs townspeople–some of whom are illiterate– in small communities all...