Gentleman Jack Recap, Part 2
Gentleman Jack (2019) is set in 1832 Halifax, West Yorkshire, and based on the diaries of Anne Lister (1791-1840), a landowner and industrialist who... Read more →
Spring Historical Costume Movie/TV Trailers
We’re always trying to track what historical costume movies and TV shows are coming up. I always feel like we've Just Posted one of these, and then... Read more →
Is Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries (2019) a Worthy Successor?
For the infinite fans of Miss Fisher who are still waiting for the big-screen movie continuation of the story, there's a digression to the 1960s with... Read more →
Poll: What’s Your Favorite Kenneth Branagh Shakespeare Adaption?
April 26, 1564, is the date William Shakespeare was baptized -- his date of birth is unknown, but often celebrated as the 23rd. So in his honor,... Read more →
A Closer Look at Victoria’s Shamrock Gown
I really wasn't paying attention to season three of Victoria (2019), but turning on PBS Masterpiece Theater at 9pm Sunday night is a really hard... Read more →
Gentleman Jack Recap, Part 1
Gentleman Jack (2019) is set in 1832 Halifax, West Yorkshire, and based on the diaries of Anne Lister (1791-1840), a landowner and industrialist who... Read more →
Wild Nights With Emily (2019) Is Pretty Wild
For busting the chaste, reclusive, "belle of Amherst" myth, look no farther than this indie production Wild Nights With Emily (2019) that takes a... Read more →
MCM: Tim Roth
Tim Roth seems like a very nice guy, but he has a knack, as an actor, for playing nasty, creepy, fairly horrible people. Not always -- he can play... Read more →
Top 5 Nostalgic Interwar British Series
The British seem to LOVE the interwar years -- i.e. between World Wars I and II, or 1919-1938. I'm not a Brit myself, so correct me if I'm wrong, but... Read more →
TBT: The Assassination Bureau (1969)
Just for the dozen of you, or so, who complained that I missed The Assassination Bureau (1969) in my Man Candy Monday post on Oliver Reed, I... Read more →
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