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BORGEN: POWER AND GLORY – Review by Diane Carson

June 21, 2022July 13, 2022 Diane Carson Borgen: Power & Glory, danish series, netflix, political drama, Sidse Babett Knudsen

Borgen: Power & Glory, the long-awaited fourth season of this absorbing Danish series, finds Denmark’s ex-Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg firmly ensconced, a decade on, in her new position as Foreign Minister. Her prickly relationship with the current government head, Signe Kragh, carries over from season three, continuing the political and personal tension between the two women.

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LA LLORONA – Review by Maitland McDonagh

August 13, 2020August 17, 2020 Maitland McDonagh 0 Comments folklore, guatemalan films, horror, Jayro Bustamante, la llorona, María Mercedes Coroy, political drama, weeping woman

La LLorona strikes a delicate balance between the mundane–family secrets and lies, gracious interiors that begin to seem cramped — the threat of physical and emotional violence of things unsaid within and intrusions from beyond. It’s both intelligent and emotionally haunting, political and fantastical, a powerful combination in the right hands.