Basil (1998) short review
This is one of those movies that shows up in your local video store and you’re thinking, “Hmmm — I’ve never heard of it, which doesn’t bode... Read more →
Vanity Fair (1998) short review
Yet another I really tried to like but didn’t. Natasha Little does well as Becky Sharp, but maybe it’s because she’s a somewhat unlikable... Read more →
Frenchman’s Creek (1998) short review
Based on the book by Daphne du Maurier, which I obviously never read, because I had NO idea that this movie was set in the 17th century or about... Read more →
Shakespeare in Love (1998) short review
Another movie I tried to love but only liked, mostly because Gwyneth Paltrow has an amazing capacity to irritate me in some films (and in others I... Read more →
Titanic (1997) short review
Wonderful, romantic, exciting, beautiful and at the same time cheesy, soap opera-y, and totally melodramatic. See it anyway. Fabulous... Read more →
Washington Square (1997) short review
Such a downer of a story that it’s hard to enjoy, but I will say this is a well made, well acted film. Jennifer Jason Leigh usually really... Read more →
Oscar and Lucinda (1997) short review
A sad, quirky tale of love between two misfits set in Australia in probably the 1870s or 1880s (it’s been a while since I’ve seen it). Keep your... Read more →
The Mill on the Floss (1997) short review
Not fabulous but not terrible either — Emily Watson as Maggie Tulliver, torn between the men she loves and her family. Interesting for some middle... Read more →
Jane Eyre (1997) short review
This BBC miniseries is my absolute favorite of all of the adaptations ofJane Eyre, with Samantha Morton as Jane and Ciarian Hinds as Mr. Rochester.... Read more →
The Inheritance (1997) short review
Based on one of Louisa May Alcott’s younger writings, this is a made-for-television adaptation of a melodramatic novel. Set in the 1870s, Edith was... Read more →
