TV Reviews7.4/10
Marinelli’s Mussolini Shaves His Head and Gains Weight for Sky Atlantic’s Son of the Century
A grim chronicle of Benito Mussolini's ascent to power, wrought by Luca Marinelli's singular visage.
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Tag: historical drama
TV Reviews7.7/10
‘The Empress’: Netflix’s Costumed Historical Drama Earns a Solid 7 Out of 10
A review of Netflix's The Empress, a slow-burning historical drama about Sisi von Wittelsbach and Emperor Franz Joseph.
TV Reviews7.5/10
The Slave Isaura Turns a Brutal Subject Into a Long, Necessary Watch
A tale of a maid born unto slavery, yet raised as a gentle lady, wherein cruelty and kindness contend within one household.
TV Reviews7.8/10
‘Hernán’: Cortés Faces Demons in the Conquest of Mexico
A grim, supernatural retelling of Cortés's conquest of Mexico, blending history and horror in a tale of demons and empire.
Movie Reviews6/10
‘Mary Queen of Scots’ Trades Accuracy for Spectacle — and Mostly Gets Away With It
A tale of two queens, Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I, whose rivalry of throne, marriage and rebellion unfolds in a period of splendor and peril.
TV Reviews7.2/10
‘The Legend of El Cid’ Takes Too Long to Become Its Own Legend
A tale of a noble warrior whose legend grows slowly amid war, politics, and love in medieval Spain.
TV Reviews7.1/10
Twelve Years On, The Musketeers Still Struggles to Match Its Own Ambition
A review of The Musketeers, the 2014 British TV series starring Luke Pasqualino, Tom Burke, Santiago Cabrera, and Howard Charles.
TV Reviews6.3/10
Kit Harington Leads a Solidly Made, Flawed Gunpowder
Kit Harington stars in BBC/HBO's Gunpowder miniseries about the 1605 plot to blow up Parliament; a mixed verdict on this historical drama.
TV Reviews5.5/10
Versailles Builds a Palace but Loses Its Grip on the King
A tale of a king whose court becomes a prison, where grandeur and tyranny are one. A review of Versailles.
TV Reviews6.2/10
‘Turn’: AMC’s Spy Drama About the Culper Ring Is a Solid Series With Flaws
A farmer, a signal garden, and a secret ring of spies—this Revolutionary War thriller is solid yet slow.
Movie Reviews5/10
The Other Boleyn Girl Review: Portman Shines, But the Script Can’t Keep Up With Its Own Ambitions
A tale of two sisters, one king, and ambition that destroys all, wherein Portman's cunning and Bana's fury redeem a script of many faults.
TV Reviews7.6/10
Roots at 49: How Alex Haley’s Family Epic Became American Television’s Biggest Event
A tale of ancestors bound in chains, from a far shore unto a distant land, wrought into the fabric of American television.