The White Queen (2013) short review
Can we talk — about how bad the costumes and hair are? This is an adaptation of some of Philippa Gregory’s books, and I’m sure they are just... Read more →
Podcast: The Tudors (2007)
The epic cluster-frock that is Showtime's "The Tudors," featuring the improbably cast love-child of an elf and a meth addict Jonathon Rhys Meyers as... Read more →
The Bletchley Circle (2012) short review
This ITV miniseries was really great, from the script/story to the acting to the costume design. Anna Maxwell Martin (who you may know from... Read more →
Birdsong (2012) short review
I’ve had this book in my “to read” pile for years, and never gotten around to it. Yay! said I, when I heard there would be a TV adaptation. ... Read more →
The Paradise (2012-) Season 1 short review
Based on a novel by Emile Zola, this series tells the story of poor, country girl Denise, who comes to London in the 1870s and finds a job at a... Read more →
Bel Ami (2012) short review
Based on an 1880s French novel written by Guy de Maupassant… and if that doesn’t give you an idea of the tone of this movie, then let me... Read more →
Podcast: The Borgias (2013)
The surprisingly decent Showtime miniseries "The Borgias" restores our faith in costume flicks by not totally sacrificing historical... Read more →
Women in Love (2011) short review
Major caveat: I have never read the 1920 novel this is based on! So, DH Lawrence sure thought he knew a lot about women, eh? Two sisters try to find... Read more →
South Riding (2011) short review
A sad yet heartening story of a young woman in the 1930s who returns to her home in Yorkshire to become the headmistress of a girls’ school. She... Read more →
Mildred Pierce (2011) short review
Really great remake of the classic Joan Crawford movie. The costumes were surprisingly good! I was ready for the well-done average housewife looks,... Read more →
