Unhealed Wound – Page 38 – Passion for Art, Movies, and Culture

Joker–No Laughing Matter

Written by diana on October 7, 2019. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 3 Comments on Joker–No Laughing Matter

Joker is a devastating portrait of a rapid descent into mental illness. This Joker, nemesis to the comic book masked superhero Batman, takes center stage with only a tangential reference to Batman and for good reason. Now we see the masked Joker as few could have imagined. And it is no small feat to have a performance which overshadows the also remarkable previous Jokers played by Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito and Heath Ledger. In Joker a marginally employed and aspiring stand-up comedian, Arthur Fleck (played by the astonishing Joaquin Phoenix), has a series...

Infamy–The Terror (Season 2)

Written by diana on September 24, 2019. Posted in Television reviews. 1 Comment on Infamy–The Terror (Season 2)

The Terror: Infamy is the second and current season (ten episodes) of AMC’s historical drama/horror series. Infamy takes a dark and infamous chapter in US history and attempts to give this shameful period both a humanizing and ghostly touch. The often overlooked or little-known story of Japanese American internment is the historical centerpiece of Infamy and asks the question: What does it truly mean to identify as an American? From 1942 to 1945, more than 145,000 Japanese Americans and Japanese Canadians were forced from their homes by presidential...

Years and Years–Our Future?

Written by diana on September 16, 2019. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. No Comments on Years and Years–Our Future?

The HBO six-part series, Years and Years, is a dystopian drama of the near future that rivals “The Handmaid’s Tale” but with a focus on technology and financial crisis. In Years and Years the viewer witnesses a 15-year projection of nuclear strikes, technology that allows sulky teens to project Snapchat-style filters over their faces, and concentration camps for refugees and dissidents in Great Britain. The harrowing image of Vivienne Rook MP (Emma Thompson), as an outspoken celebrity business woman turned political figure à la Trump, divides the...

Locked Up–Spain’s “Orange Is the New Black”

Written by diana on September 11, 2019. Posted in Unhealed Wound. No Comments on Locked Up–Spain’s “Orange Is the New Black”

In this riveting Netflix series, we see a psychological drama that keeps you on the edge of your seat.. A combination of “Dexter”, “Breaking Bad”, and “Orange Is the New Black” (OITNB), Locked Up is darker, more sinister, and more brutal and violent. [Alex Pina is the creator of both this 2015 television series and 2017’s Casa de Papel. ] Complete with extraordinary writing and plotting, Locked Up‘s main theme is unexpected consequences: the turmoil of events that turn everything upside down. Every episode will keep you wanting more. ...

La Casa de Papel –“Ocean’s Eleven” on Steroids

Written by diana on September 2, 2019. Posted in Unhealed Wound. 3 Comments on La Casa de Papel –“Ocean’s Eleven” on Steroids

La Casa de Papel (“Money Heist”) La Casa de Papel (Netflix English title: “Money Heist“) was the most-watched non-English language series of 2018 and one of the most-watched series overall on Netflix. This is a Spanish “Ocean’s Eleven” on steroids. A criminal mastermind, calling himself “The Professor,” plans the biggest heist in Spain’s history: to storm the Royal Mint and print billions of euros. He recruits eight people who have the criminal talents he needs, knowing they have nothing to lose. Named after...

Lizzie–Quiet Desperation

Written by diana on August 26, 2019. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on Lizzie–Quiet Desperation

Lizzie— a psychological thriller– is a reinterpretation of the story of Lizzie Borden, the accused murderer of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1892. Starring and produced by Chloe Sevigny and premiering at Sundance Film Festival last year, the viewer sees the highly restrictive circumstances of women in a patriarchal society and what happens to them when they actively fight against a lifetime of subjugation. Lizzie Borden, a thirty-two year old single woman, has very few options other than residing with...