Stage Beauty (2004) short review
Much better than I thought it would be! Billy Crudup is really quite mesmerizing as the leading actor-who-portrays-women in Restoration England,... Read more →
The Libertine (2004) short review
Not fabulous but not bad either. Johnny Depp stars at the famously debauched Earl of Rochester, and the movie tells the story of his decline.... Read more →
The Last King: the Power and the Passion of Charles II (2004) short review
Very entertaining look at this British monarch, with the yummy Rufus Sewell in the title role. Luckily he was not only married (Shirley Henderson... Read more →
Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot (2004) short review
A two-part miniseries telling the story of Mary, Queen of Scots, particularly in regards to Lord Darnley (ep. 1), and then James VI/I and the... Read more →
Seabiscuit (2003) short review
Definitely the story of some men and a horse, which works well in that “struggling against the odds” kind of way. Marcela Howards (the wife of... Read more →
Mona Lisa Smile (2003) short review
Julia Roberts is only semi-painful as a progressive professor at Wellesley College. Kirsten Dunst, Julia Styles, Maggie Gyllenhal, and Ginnifer... Read more →
I Capture the Castle (2003) short review
Too few people have heard of this movie (or the original book), both of which are FABULOUS, FABULOUS, FABULOUS. The book is hilarious and romantic,... Read more →
Forsyte Saga: To Let (2003) short review
I liked this sequel to the 2002 Forsyte Saga miniseries much more than the original, I think because of the downplaying of the Irene storyline. A... Read more →
Alex and Emma (2003) short review
Wooo boy! I knew this looked absolutely terrible, but I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — I’ll see anything with costumes! ... Read more →
The Lost Prince (2003) short review
This BBC production tells the story of Prince John, the learning disabled and epileptic younger son of George V and Mary of England. The film tries... Read more →
