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Hacks–Boomers v Gen Z

Written by Diana Paul on September 22, 2026. Posted in Series. 1 Comment on Hacks–Boomers v Gen Z

In this intergenerational and “mommy-issues” comedic drama, Hacks, we see a 25-year old writer Ava (Hannah Einbinder), eager to restart her briefly successful writing career with any job offer that will keep her away from her mother (Jane Adams). Her agent, Jimmy (Paul Downs, also a co-writer and producer), is...

“Mare of Easttown”–Living with the Unacceptable

Written by Diana Paul on July 12, 2021. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews. 5 Comments on “Mare of Easttown”–Living with the Unacceptable

Mare of Easttown, a seven-episode HBOMax mini-series, we watch a mother, Mare Sheehan (the remarkable Kate Winslet) attempting to come to terms with her unexpressed and unresolved grief over the death of her young adult son, Kevin. She is also a detective living in Easttown, a working-class suburb of Philadelphia, who is...

“Fargo”: Season 2—Still Far to Go

Written by diana on December 16, 2015. Posted in Unhealed Wound.

Season 2 of the award-winning Fargo mini-series is a stunning repeat performance not only of the Coen brothers’ iconic movie by the same name but also in its succession to Season 1. The season finale of Fargo was broadcast this week. Comedy meets tragedy. Humor meets violence. Surreal meets the real with an infusion of the main theme:...

Tag: Jean Smart

Hacks–Boomers v Gen Z

“Mare of Easttown”–Living with the Unacceptable

“Fargo”: Season 2—Still Far to Go

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