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The Terror–A Chilling Northwest Passage Nightmare

Written by diana on May 13, 2018. Posted in Television reviews. 3 Comments on The Terror–A Chilling Northwest Passage Nightmare

Inspired by a true story and the novel by Dan Simmons, The Terror, a new AMC television series, takes the viewer into perilous territory as a 19th century Royal Navy crew attempts to discover the Northwest Passage through the Arctic Circle. A holy grail for intrepid explorers dating back to the 1700’s, the Northwest Passage is now...

Lean On Pete

Written by diana on May 7, 2018. Posted in Unhealed Wound. 2 Comments on Lean On Pete

Review written by contributing blogger extraordinaire, Bill Clark Lean on Pete, British director Andrew Haigh’s first American- made film, opens with the camera following behind 15-year-old Charley Thompson as he does his morning run through an impoverished Portland neighborhood under overcast summer skies. Charlie Plummer (no relation to...

“The Alienist”– Something Wicked This Way Comes

Written by diana on April 29, 2018. Posted in Television reviews. 1 Comment on “The Alienist”– Something Wicked This Way Comes

“The Alienist”, a TNT psychological thriller set in 1896, is based on the novel by Caleb Carr. People with mental illness were once considered “alienated from society,” unfathomable to doctors and laymen alike. Those who thought they could treat them were referred to as alienists, pre-dating the Freudian psychiatric...

Seven Seconds–Black Lives Matter?

Written by diana on April 20, 2018. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews. 2 Comments on Seven Seconds–Black Lives Matter?

The Netflix Original series Seven Seconds (premiered February 23) is about race, corrupt police and unequal justice. In the opening scene a hit-and-run of an African-American teenager by a white Jersey City rookie cop (Beau Knapp) is covered up by three other members of the police force. The story is harrowing and complicated, with...

“The Internet’s Own Boy”: The Story of Aaron Swartz

Written by diana on April 16, 2018. Posted in movie reviews. 1 Comment on “The Internet’s Own Boy”: The Story of Aaron Swartz

Chronicling the life and tragic death of computer wunderkind Aaron Swartz (1986-2013), “The Internet’s Own Boy” is a documentary that pulls the viewer into a life too brief and incredibly brilliant as we witness a young boy’s intellectual development as well as his emotionally opaque inner life. The testimony of...

“Roseanne” (2018): Neither Here Nor There

Written by diana on April 4, 2018. Posted in Television reviews. 4 Comments on “Roseanne” (2018): Neither Here Nor There

Having the highest ratings for any network sitcom in almost four years, the revival of the ABC television show “Roseanne” had 18.2 million viewers last week, and features most of the original cast. And then this high-concept sitcom begins to evoke memories of the good old days of “Roseanne” and “All in the...