Tag: Daryl McCormack

Wake Up Dead Man–A Holier-Than-Thou Mystery

Written by Diana Paul on December 29, 2025. Posted in movie reviews. No Comments on Wake Up Dead Man–A Holier-Than-Thou Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man takes place in Chimney Rock, a small town in upstate New York, where a newly ordained Catholic priest named Jud Duplenticy (Josh O’Connor) has been assigned to work under Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin). An aging, hateful right-wing cleric, Wicks has nothing but contempt for gay...

Woman in the Wall–Imprisonment in the Magdalene Laundries

Written by Diana Paul on April 14, 2024. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews, Unhealed Wound.

Set up as a six-episode thriller, Woman in the Wall is based on the horrific exploitation of teenage girls and young women in “the homes for unwed mothers” in Ireland. The scandal of the Magdalene Laundries has damaged the Catholic Church for over a century and a half. This fictionalized account focuses on Lorna Brady...

“Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”–Full Exposure

Written by Diana Paul on July 3, 2022. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”–Full Exposure

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, (Hulu, released on June 17), a two-actor comedic drama set in a hotel room, tells their story while having sex. There’s nothing fussy, nothing to distract. Human interaction of the most intimate kind–emotionally, spiritually, psychologically, and sensually– is the main...

Tag: Daryl McCormack

Wake Up Dead Man–A Holier-Than-Thou Mystery

Woman in the Wall–Imprisonment in the Magdalene Laundries

“Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”–Full Exposure

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