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The Beguiled–Bewitched and Possessed

Written by diana on December 12, 2017. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 5 Comments on The Beguiled–Bewitched and Possessed

In Sophia Coppola’s reinterpretation of the 1971 Clint Eastwood film by the same name, The Beguiled opens with an eleven-year-old girl gathering mushrooms in her straw basket deep in a quiet wood in Virginia. Conjuring an image of Little Red Riding Hood soon coming upon a big bad wolf, we see her discover the wounded John McBurney...

Lady Bird– A Girl’s Flight from Home

Written by diana on December 3, 2017. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on Lady Bird– A Girl’s Flight from Home

by Guest Blogger Bill Clark, photographer, mixed media artist, and fellow movie fiend “Lady Bird” should have another title. For those of us who remember LBJ’s wife, nicknamed Lady Bird, this title confuses a potential audience.] Greta Gerwig (first-time director and screenwriter,) takes us on the journey of seventeen-year-old...

Mudbound–Mired in the Mississippi Delta

Written by diana on November 27, 2017. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on Mudbound–Mired in the Mississippi Delta

Set in the Deep South in1939 and then fast-forwarding to World War II, Mudbound is an epic of two families–one white (McAllan) and one black (Jackson)–who are severely constrained by the Jim Crow laws and customs in Alabama. The two McAllan brothers, Henry and Jamie, epitomize Cain and Abel. The Jacksons are sharecroppers...

Goodbye Christopher Robin – The Story Behind Winnie the Pooh

Written by diana on November 21, 2017. Posted in movie reviews.

Guest Blogger, Mary Marcus, is a movie lover and enthusiastic reviewer. Repressed feelings and isolation are channeled through writing what would be a children’s classic about a young boy and his animal friends in this historical drama, Goodbye Christopher Robin. England after the First World War had rigid social rules and manners for the...

“What If”–She Doesn”t Understand?

Written by diana on November 14, 2017. Posted in movie reviews. 4 Comments on “What If”–She Doesn”t Understand?

"What If" is a well-written movie about two millennials who meet at a party and unexpectedly decide to start a friendship.

The Florida Project: Finding the Magic Kingdom

Written by diana on November 7, 2017. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 2 Comments on The Florida Project: Finding the Magic Kingdom

[Another great review by guest blogger: Bill Clark, award-winning photographer, printmaker, writer, political activist and proud grandfather of four wonderful grandchildren. See his first review: “Faces Places–A Journey of the Heart”, October 23, 2017] My six-year-old granddaughter’s first e-mail complained that her...