Tag: Michael Keaton

“Protégé”–Who’s the Student? Who’s the Teacher?

Written by Diana Paul on December 20, 2021. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on “Protégé”–Who’s the Student? Who’s the Teacher?

The Protege (2021) is a throwback to the 90s action thrillers with one exception: a badass, beautiful assassin in the Nikita genre. (Maggie Q, who has played Nikita in a television series.) Anna Dutton (Maggie Q) is rescued as a little girl from the savagery of the Vietnam War by the legendary assassin Moody (Samuel...

“Dopesick” (2021)–Lies Upon Lies

Written by Diana Paul on December 13, 2021. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews, Unhealed Wound. 2 Comments on “Dopesick” (2021)–Lies Upon Lies

Based on journalist Beth Macy’s book Dopesick, this Hulu eight-episode miniseries focuses on the early epicenter of the US’s struggle with the opioid addiction. Purdue Pharma, the Sackler mega-company that manufactured the deadly painkiller OxyContin, is the catalyst for an epic tragedy involving the duplicitous collusion...

“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: Michael Keaton

“Protégé”–Who’s the Student? Who’s the Teacher?

“Dopesick” (2021)–Lies Upon Lies

“Spotlight” –Illuminating Corruption and Cover-up

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