Tag: Starz

Mary & George–Lust for Power

Written by Diana Paul on August 12, 2024. Posted in Television reviews.

In the Starz historical drama, Mary & George, we see the fiercely ambitious Countess of Buckingham, Lady Mary Villiers (Julianne Moore), groom her extraordinarily handsome son, George (Nicholas Galitzine) to be the boy-toy of King James 1 (1566-1625)(Tony Curran). This is not your usual mother-son relationship! Lady...

“Gaslit”–“The Martha Mitchell Effect”

Written by Diana Paul on June 26, 2022. Posted in Television reviews.

This STARZ series, released immediately before the 50th anniversary of the Watergate scandal, reveals the familiar but also the untold stories of Richard Nixon and his circle of subordinates and eventual whistleblowers. Gaslit takes us back to the divided America of the early 1970s (pending the “end” of the...

American Gods–A Subversive Riff on Religion

Written by diana on June 17, 2017. Posted in Television reviews. 1 Comment on American Gods–A Subversive Riff on Religion

The dual theme of religion and government is an intriguing new exploration for television. American Gods focuses on myths and established religions fighting the new religions of technology and money.

Tag: Starz

Mary & George–Lust for Power

“Gaslit”–“The Martha Mitchell Effect”

American Gods–A Subversive Riff on Religion

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