Tag: John Slattery

The Good Fight (Season 6 Finale)—No Sucker Punches

Written by Diana Paul on December 13, 2022. Posted in Television reviews.

In this thrilling sixth and final season of one of the most politically-charged television series ever broadcasted, The Good Fight tolerates no fools. In up-to-the-minute scintillating writing by Michelle and Robert King (creators of “The Good Wife”), we see the simmering civil and race wars that could be just around the...

“Mrs. America”–A Closet Feminist?

Written by Diana Paul on June 23, 2020. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews. 1 Comment on “Mrs. America”–A Closet Feminist?

Mrs. America is the history-packed and binge-worthy nine-episode Hulu series created by Dahvi Waller (of “Mad Men”). We see a dazzling sweep of history from the early 1970s to 1982 as the fight against ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment unfolds. Still unpassed, the ERA would create a constitutional ban on...

“Spotlight” –Illuminating Corruption and Cover-up

Written by diana on January 10, 2016. Posted in movie reviews. 1 Comment on “Spotlight” –Illuminating Corruption and Cover-up

In this Academy Award-nominated film, Spotlight (on my Top Ten Films for 2015) reveals the 2002 exposé into the Catholic Church’s cover-up of child molestation and rape by priests taking place over two decades. Unflinching in its focus, “Spotlight” underscores a subtle outrage and sense of resignation about the power of institutions. We watch as...

Tag: John Slattery

The Good Fight (Season 6 Finale)—No Sucker Punches

“Mrs. America”–A Closet Feminist?

“Spotlight” –Illuminating Corruption and Cover-up

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