History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997) short review
Another BBC miniseries, which will tell you right off that it’s good. Set in probably the 1750s, it’s interesting in that it portrays an... Read more →
Marquise (1997) short review
This was never released in the US, which you know is a bad sign… Sophie Marceau stars as an aspiring actress in 17th century France. She joins... Read more →
Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997) short review
It’s an interesting proposition: take the classic Grimm fairytale but go back to its horror roots, put good actors like Sigourney Weaver and Sam... Read more →
Evita (1996) short review
There are many good things about this movie, not the least of which is Antonio Banderas is easy on the eye and Madonna looks FABULOUS (hair, makeup,... Read more →
The English Patient (1996) short review
On the one hand, it’s two beautiful intertwined stories: doomed extramarital love and sweet cross-cultural love, set just before and during World... Read more →
Hamlet (1996) short review
A really wonderful restaging of the classic Shakespeare play with Kenneth Branagh in the title role. The story is reset in a sort of... Read more →
In Love and War (1996) short review
Okay, this has to win the prize for cheesiness — Chris O’Donnell as a young Ernest Hemingway (ha!) and Sandra Bullock as the older nurse he falls... Read more →
Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996) short review
Yet another great British miniseries, this time an adaptation of Anne Bronte’s novel about domestic abuse and love. Tara Fitzgerald plays the lead... Read more →
The Portrait of a Lady (1996) short review
Not quite the movie that it should have been, but still great and definitely worth watching. A tragic tale about independence, abuse, and love... Read more →
Jude (1996) short review
Get ready to weep — Christopher Eccleston is Jude and Kate Winslet is Sue Bridehead in this tale of what happens when two cousins fall in love…... Read more →
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