Island at War (2004) short review
A nice soap opera-y (in a good British way) look at the Channel Islands during World War II, when they were invaded by the Germans. We follow three... Read more →
Iron Jawed Angels (2004) short review
This HBO mini-series recounts the 1910s suffrage campaign led by the National Woman’s Party. Hilary Swank plays Alice Paul with Frances O’Connor... Read more →
A Good Woman (2004) short review
This was so much better than I thought it would be, given how it came and went from the theaters! Scarlett Johansson and Helen Hunt star in this... Read more →
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) short review
Not as bad as you might think… but not great either. A “reimagining” of the original, this time set in 1950s Cuba. Okay, I’m an American... Read more →
De-Lovely (2004) short review
A musical biopic detailing the relationship between Cole Porter and his wife Linda. Kind of a hit and miss — not knowing anything about... Read more →
Bright Young Things (2004) short review
A nice adaptation of the Evelyn Waugh novel Vile Bodies. The story follows Adam, who runs with the Paris Hiltons of 1930s London — rich, young,... Read more →
The Aviator (2004) short review
Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Howard Hughes, the movie producer and aviation pioneer. On the one hand, this reads as a standard biopic, although well... Read more →
Finding Neverland (2004) short review
Inspired by the true story of how J.M. Barrie (Johnny Depp) wrote Peter Pan, with Kate Winslet as the mother of four boys who inspired the... Read more →
The Young Visiters (2004) short review
This adaptation of a novel written by a 9 year old girl in 1890s England is cute and silly. Alfred Salteena (Jim Broadbent) tries to get the... Read more →
North and South (2004) short review
Wow! This was so so good. Based on an Elizabeth Gaskell novel, it’s about Margaret Hale who moves with her minister father and mother from an... Read more →
