Unhealed Wound – Page 28 – Passion for Art, Movies, and Culture

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1962) –A Classic

Written by Diana Paul on May 1, 2023. Posted in movie reviews.

This legendary thriller marked its sixtieth anniversary last year. Yet so many young viewers have yet to witness this masterpiece of film-making: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. This Robert Aldrich-produced film stands the test of time. An unforgettable descent into chaotic madness is exquisitely...

The Last of Us–An Apocalypse?

Written by Diana Paul on April 25, 2023. Posted in Television reviews.

In a fictional America presented as 2023, not in the future, The Last of Us opens with the country under siege from a pandemic caused by a deadly fungus (cordyceps.) Based on the insanely popular video game (over 20 million copies sold) by the same name, the screen adaptation takes the viewer into a toxic world with more...

The Good Nurse–Compromising Bedside Manner

Written by Diana Paul on April 17, 2023. Posted in movie reviews.

Inspired by a true story ripped from the headlines, The Good Nurse, a medical thriller, takes the viewer on a nightmare ride of the ICU unit at Parkfield Memorial Hospital, in New Jersey. The year is 2003. Charlie Cullens (the incomparable Eddie Redmayne) is hired to help Amy Loughren (the always dazzling Jessica...

Narvik–A Forgotten Battle

Written by Diana Paul on April 10, 2023. Posted in movie reviews. 3 Comments on Narvik–A Forgotten Battle

In Narvik, a war drama inspired by historical events, we witness Hitler’s first defeat: in a small town in Norway called Narvik. Although sparsely populated, Narvik is strategically situated as a northern Norwegian coastal port that supplies iron ore to both Germany and the Allies. In April 1940, at the start of two...

Luther: The Fallen Sun

Written by Diana Paul on April 2, 2023. Posted in movie reviews.

For fans of the BBC series, Luther (2010-2019), there is now a movie, “Luther: The Fallen Sun”, which continues the crime-solving by a London cop–John Luther (the magnetic Idris Elba) who is more troubled and morally conflicted than anyone else on the police force. Needless to say, he is also a genius in comprehending the most heinous...

Ticket to Paradise–The Ride Isn’t Worth It!

Written by Diana Paul on March 27, 2023. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on Ticket to Paradise–The Ride Isn’t Worth It!

In this fluff of a romantic comedy, two of our most popular actors (Julia Roberts and George Clooney) tussle as a divorced couple–David and Georgia– begrudgingly thrown together to attend their daughter’s wedding in Bali. David (Clooney) and Georgia (Roberts) were married 25 years ago, but their marriage lasted only five...