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Years and Years–Our Future?

Written by diana on September 16, 2019. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound.

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...

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

Written by diana on September 11, 2019. Posted in Unhealed Wound.

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...

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...

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...

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood–A Lackluster Fairy Tale

Written by diana on August 19, 2019. Posted in movie reviews. 6 Comments on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood–A Lackluster Fairy Tale

Quentin Tarantino is no stranger to movie buffs. And Once Upon a Time in Hollywood continues to feature the themes Tarantino cherishes. With a fully-loaded cast of A-list actors, especially Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, what we witness is more a “buddy film” than the advertised “tribute to the...

Wild Rose–Mothers and Daughters with Impossible Choices

Written by diana on August 12, 2019. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on Wild Rose–Mothers and Daughters with Impossible Choices

Wild Rose centers on a young single mother and ex-con who dreams of moving from Scotland to Nashville to become a country singer. Rose-Lynn Harlan (newcomer Jessie Buckley) dreams of becoming a country music star, while grappling with the regaining the trust of her two school-age children who have been cared for by her mother...