TV Reviews7.1/10
Momoa’s ‘Chief of War’ Unites Hawaii’s Kingdoms Through Spectacle, Not Depth
A fierce chief unites Hawaii's warring kingdoms against a rising threat, but spectacle buries the story beneath it.
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Tag: historical drama
TV Reviews7.9/10
Ten Years On, This Korean Drama Still Makes Its Case for Poetry Over Swordplay
A tale of poet-warriors in ancient Silla, bound by loyalty and secrecy, whose bonds prove stronger than any sword.
TV Reviews7.6/10
‘The White Princess’ Review: A Royal Marriage That Unites Houses and Tears Families Apart
A tale of royalty and ruin: Elizabeth of York wed Henry VII, uniting houses of Lancaster and York amid dread and sorrow.
TV Reviews8/10
Kuruluş Osman Review: 194 Episodes, 6 Seasons, One Sovereign State
A vast chronicle of Osman Bey, whose sword and spirit forged the Ottoman realm amid Byzantine and Mongol wars.
Movie Reviews2.7/10
‘The Three Musketeers’: Anderson’s Bloated, Pointless Mess
A tale of three musketeers betrayed, a duke's schemes, and a young man who seeks to restore honor to a disbanded order.
TV Reviews7.2/10
Poldark Review: Ross Poldark’s Return to Cornwall Earns a Solid 7 of 10
A tale of Captain Ross Poldark returning home to ruin, debt, and a sweetheart engaged to his cousin, adapted into five seasons.
TV Reviews7.7/10
‘Medici: Masters of Florence’ Tracks the Medicis’ Rise — Mostly With Style
A tale of the Medici family's rise in Florence, where merchant cunning and art patronage shape a city's destiny.
Movie Reviews6.5/10
Two Decades On, Kirsty Hitchens’s 2006 Marie Antoinette Review Still Makes Its Case
A queen's youth at Versailles, caught between pleasure and doom, in Coppola's portrait of a princess grown into ruin.
TV Reviews8.7/10
Rise of Empires: Ottoman Reviews Mehmed the Conqueror’s Campaigns Against Constantinople and Vlad
A Turkish docudrama tracing Mehmed II's conquest of Constantinople and his war against Vlad the Impaler, reviewed.
TV Reviews5.2/10
Frontier Breaks the Hudson’s Bay Company’s Grip — But Not the Show’s Slow Pace
A grim tale of fur, empire, and outlaw ambition, wherein the Hudson's Bay Company's hold upon the wilds proves too firm to break.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Thirteen Years On, The Butler Still Can’t Decide Between History and Hollywood
A butler witnesses a nation's tumult through three decades of presidents, in a drama of quiet service and unspoken grief.
TV Reviews7.3/10
The White Queen Review: Philippa Gregory’s Cousins’ War Novels Get a Royal, Ambitious Treatment
A tale of three queens in an ancient war, each striving in secret, wherein women fight for the realm's throne.