TBT: The Virgin Queen (1955)
In my continuing quest to give more complete reviews to the major films about Queen Elizabeth I, I'm looking at The Virgin Queen (1955), where Bette... Read more →
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Patreon Post Unlocked: M*A*S*H
You may not think of the TV series MAS*H (1972–1983) as a frock flick. But the half-hour sitcom was set during the Korean War, from 1950-53, and... Read more →
Delightful Dickens: The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020)
I'd planned to see this in the theater, pre-pandemic, but had to wait until it was finally available for rent online. Because, while my dislike of... Read more →
Come Away (2020)
I do often enjoy a backstory or side-story to a well-known standard tale. So the premise of Come Away (2020) was appealing, given that it's about... Read more →
TBT: Elizabeth I (2005)
In cataloging Queen Elizabeth I on film and in TV, I realized we didn't have proper reviews for some of the biggies, and it's become my mission to... Read more →
Ammonite (2020)
Before I give any review of Ammonite (2020), I have to rant a tiny bit about film in the time of corona and especially indie films (as opposed to big... Read more →
TBT: Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
I'd known the music for ages but hadn't watched the full musical until recently. Fiddler on the Roof (1971) is a fantastic golden-age musical that... Read more →
WCW: Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman is a superstar with roots in frock flicks. She's traditionally beautiful and glamorous in modern clothes but also looks proper in... Read more →
Shakespeare’s Women Run the Story in Ophelia (2018)
When it first came out, Ophelia (2018) was called a feminist take on Hamlet. That's not a bad read of the movie because it does re-tell Shakespeare's... Read more →
Radium Girls (2018) Expose the Truth
This film did the film-festival circuit in 2018 and was scheduled to finally open at some art-house theaters in spring 2020, but the pandemic... Read more →
