Movie Reviews6.4/10
Vianne’s Chocolate Shop Opens in a French Village and Slowly Changes Everyone Around Her
A quiet tale of a woman who brings chocolate and warmth to a narrow, suspicious French town.
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Tag: period drama
Movie Reviews8.1/10
Crowe and Bettany Turn the Long Chase Into a Masterpiece in Master and Commander
A steady, patient tale of a naval chase across two oceans, wherein two men's souls are tried by duty and pursuit.
TV Reviews8.5/10
‘The Knick’ Puts Surgery, Segregation and Steven Soderbergh in the Same 1900 Hospital
The Knick, Cinemax's 1900 hospital drama from Soderbergh, ran two seasons and 20 episodes. A review of Thackery, Edwards, and why it was canceled too soon.
TV Reviews7.3/10
Halt and Catch Fire Was Built on the Wrong Decade’s Ideas About Tech
A four-season look at AMC's Halt and Catch Fire, from Cardiff Electric's IBM clone to Mutiny and the search engine wars, with cast and season rankings.
Movie Reviews6/10
Allied: A Well-Dressed Thriller That Refuses to Answer Its Own Question
Allied review: Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard play operatives posing as a married couple in Robert Zemeckis's 1940s romance that never answers its own question.
Movie Reviews9.1/10
Yorgos Lanthimos Turns Queen Anne’s Court Into a Cruelty Contest
The Favourite review: Lanthimos traps Colman, Weisz and Stone in a palace power struggle. Venice winner, 10 Oscar nods, 9.1/10.
Movie Reviews9.1/10
Greta Gerwig Splits Little Women Across Two Timelines and Lets Amy Steal the Show
Greta Gerwig's 2019 Little Women, starring Saoirse Ronan and Florence Pugh, runs 135 minutes and earned six Oscar nominations including Best Picture.
TV Reviews8.1/10
The Crawleys’ estate runs on the labour of people it never names
Downton Abbey ran six seasons on ITV1, following the Crawley family and their servants from the Titanic to 1925. A review of what holds up and what drags.
Movie Reviews8.2/10
Pride & Prejudice (2005): Joe Wright’s Muddy-Hem Debut Still Holds Up
Joe Wright's muddy, 128-minute Pride & Prejudice (2005) turns 20 years old: Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, and the casting gamble that paid off.
Movie Reviews7.5/10
Viola Davis Deserves Better Than the Movie That Made Her a Star
A review of Tate Taylor's 2011 drama The Help, starring Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, set in Jackson, Mississippi, 1963.
TV Reviews6.7/10
Tom Hardy’s Taboo Has Style to Spare and a Story That Runs Out of Road
Taboo review: Tom Hardy's 1814 revenge drama pits James Delaney against the East India Company. Strong atmosphere, one great performance, 6.7/10.
TV Reviews7.7/10
‘Mad Men’ Was Prestige Television Before Anyone Had a Name for It
A review of Mad Men, AMC's first original series, covering Don Draper's double life, Peggy Olson's rise, and 1960s Madison Avenue.