Tag: Emma Thompson

“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...

“Cruella”–DeVil’s Delight?

Written by Diana Paul on July 18, 2021. Posted in movie reviews.

Set in London in the 1970s, Cruella focuses on the backstory of the woman who becomes Cruella DeVil, the villain in the beloved children’s story, 101 Dalmatians. This Disney film is the origin story of Cruella DeVil. Beautifully costumed, creatively re-interpreting characters from the much-loved two previous 101 Dalmatians films,...

Late Night–Women Do It Right

Written by diana on November 25, 2019. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on Late Night–Women Do It Right

Late Night movie In Late Night we see a notoriously, male-dominated world of late-night network TV in which a woman–Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson)– is the host of her own talk show. (Think “The Devil Wears Prada” and Meryl Streep as the “bitch-boss from...

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...

Tag: Emma Thompson

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

“Cruella”–DeVil’s Delight?

Late Night–Women Do It Right

Years and Years–Our Future?

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