TV Reviews7.1/10
Carlyle’s Hitler Rises From Apathy in a Short, Well-Made Miniseries
A grim chronicle of a man's rise to evil, traced through Carlyle's singular performance in this CBC miniseries.
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Tag: historical drama
TV Reviews8.6/10
Masters of Sex Review: Showtime’s Slow-Burning Exploration of Sex Research and Its Costs
A review of Showtime's Masters of Sex, a drama about the pioneers of human sexuality research in the mid-20th century.
TV Reviews8.1/10
Showtime’s Borgia drama was undone less by its sins than by its price tag
A review of Showtime's The Borgias, canceled after three seasons short of Neil Jordan's four-season plan, scored 8.1/10 for Irons and Renaissance spectacle.
TV Reviews7.3/10
Barbarians Review: Netflix’s German Historical Drama Is a Well-Made, If Repetitive, War Epic
Netflix's German drama Barbarians covers Arminius, the Cherusci, and the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest across two seasons and twelve episodes.
Movie Reviews7.5/10
Darkest Hour: Gary Oldman’s Churchill Faces the Decision That Shaped the War
Darkest Hour review: Gary Oldman as Churchill in May 1940, weighing whether to talk to Hitler. A strong historical drama with a great lead performance.
TV Reviews8.1/10
What The Magnificent Century Gets Right About Power, 15 Years On
A review of The Magnificent Century, the 139-episode Turkish drama about Süleyman the Magnificent, his reign, and his bond with Pargalı İbrahim.
TV Reviews7.8/10
The Tudors at 7.8/10: Showtime’s Confident, Well-Cast Portrait of a Suspicious King
Showtime's The Tudors ran four seasons and 38 episodes from 2007 to 2010, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers as a young Henry VIII.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Gangs of New York: Scorsese’s Flawed Near-Masterpiece, Anchored by Day-Lewis
Gangs of New York review: Scorsese's 20-year passion project, Daniel Day-Lewis's Bill the Butcher, and a flawed near-masterpiece scoring 7.2/10.
TV Reviews7/10
Vikings: Valhalla Review: A Competent Sequel That Knows Its Ending
Netflix's Vikings: Valhalla ran three seasons and 24 episodes, ending the Viking Age. Reviewing Leif, Freydis, Harald and why 7/10 fits.
Movie Reviews6.8/10
Braveheart at 31: A Stirring Epic With a Hole Where Its History Should Be
Braveheart won five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director for Mel Gibson. A 6.8/10 review of the 1995 epic's battles, history and legacy.
TV Reviews7.8/10
The Last Kingdom: Five Seasons, Three Networks, One Long War
The Last Kingdom ran five seasons and 46 episodes, then needed a film to finish. A review of the BBC-to-Netflix series, scored 7.8 of 10.
Movie Reviews7/10
Plague, Rebellion, and a Shaken-Camera Hell: Greengrass’s The Uprising Review
A peasant's fury rises against a tyrant king, in a grim tale of rebellion and ruin.