Moll Flanders (1996) short review
The story, which is VERY adapted from the original novel, is tedious and dull. See the British TV miniseries version (starring Alex Kingston)... Read more →
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The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996) short review
Far truer to the original story than the big screen version with Robin Wright, this is a fun look at the underside of 17th century England. Alex... Read more →
The Crucible (1996) short review
Winona Ryder and Daniel Day Lewis can sometimes really irritate me, which makes it an even bigger statement when I say that this is a great movie. ... Read more →
Cold Comfort Farm (1995) short review
Movies just don’t get any better than this. This is a hilarious movie based on a hilarious book, about Flora Poste (played by Kate Beckinsale)... Read more →
Circle of Friends (1995) short review
I like this way more for the movie that it is than for the costumes, which are very standard average-person wear. Set in Ireland during the 1950s,... Read more →
The Horseman on the Roof (1995) short review
Set in the 1830s with Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez. Cholera, missing husbands, lots of running around the countryside. Worth a watch, but... Read more →
The Buccaneers (1995) short review
Up there with Anna Karenina and Age of Innocence as one of the top three (costume wise) bustle films, but wins out because A) the story is better and... Read more →
Angels and Insects (1995) short review
I’m not a huge A.S. Byatt fan, but you don’t need to be to appreciate this dark and rather twisted tale, set in the 1850s, of a scientific... Read more →
Sense and Sensibility (1995) short review
Another favorite film of mine. Emma Thompson’s adaptation of Austen’s book is hands down one of the best I’ve ever seen. Really sad,... Read more →
Pride and Prejudice (1995) short review
What can be said that hasn’t been said? The cause of Austen mania, Darcy mania, Colin Firth mania, Regency mania — it’s all right here. I... Read more →
