Sunshine (1999) short review
An interesting film that doesn’t quite achieve all its aims, but is still worth watching nonetheless. Spans three generations of a Hungarian Jewish... Read more →
Ride with the Devil (1999) short review
Set during the American Civil War and about Southern troops fighting in Mississippi. This movie is definitely a mixed bag, but I really liked... Read more →
Onegin (1999) short review
One of those Really Terrible movies that’s just gorgeously costumed. Unrequited romance, Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Russia, 1830s. Watch it with the... Read more →
Great Expectations (1999) short review
Certainly way better than the modernized Gwyneth Paltrow version! Set in the 1860s, Justine Waddell gets fabulous... Read more →
Anna and the King (1999) short review
Chow Yun-Fat is fabulous, Jodie Foster is lackluster in this retelling of the “true” story behind the King and I. The 1860s costumes are quite... Read more →
Mansfield Park (1999) short review
The only “off” Austen adaptation of the 1990s, mostly because of changes from the tone/story of the original book, some of which succeed and some... Read more →
Sleepy Hollow (1999) short review
Already a classic — Tim Burton’s retelling with Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane Girl Detective (Depp’s words, not mine!) and Christina Ricci as... Read more →
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) short review
This BBC miniseries stars Richard E. Grant as the title character and Elizabeth McGovern as his French-born wife. Mildly entertaining but not... Read more →
Let Them Eat Cake (1999) short review
This TV series, created by French and Saunders (a famous British comedy team. You probably know Jennifer Saunders from Absolutely Fabulous) is... Read more →
The Clandestine Marriage (1999) short review
eek! I watched this about 6 months ago and completely can’t remember it! As I recall it was mildly entertaining, but obviously not memorable. ... Read more →
