‘AMERICAN FRIENDS’: A PERIOD DRAMA INSPIRED BY REAL WRITINGS
A drama I didn’t know about until recently, American Friends is a 90s production that’s quite unusual. American Friends (1991) Film Review About to be the best candidate for college…
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‘MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS’: A 1950S DRAMA ABOUT PRETTY THINGS
A remake of a 90s film with Angela Lansbury, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, is quite the charming little film. Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) Film Review Working hard…
‘ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL,’ SERIES THREE: A WORLD IN DARKNESS INVADES
As usual, we’re late to the party of discussing popular social media shows. Today’s candidate is All Creatures Great and Small series three. A solid Masterpiece show that I hope…
‘ROSALINE’: AN ALTERNATE VERSION OF SHAKESPEARE THAT’S VERY MODERN
When it comes down to a re-telling (kind of) of a famous piece of literature, we’re all probably a little biased about what we’ll tolerate vs won’t. This has probably…
‘THE LINCOLN LAWYER’ (2011): RIVETING ADAPTATION DRAMA
At the box office, Matthew McConaughey has had a number of critic duds (mainly of the romcom genre). For audiences though, most people love the charisma he brings. With this…
‘MATILDA THE MUSICAL’: NETFLIX REVISES THE POPULAR NOVEL
Like is true of most of my childhood, the popular, award winning novel Matilda isn’t one I read. Nor did I ever see the film adaptation from the 90s with…
‘LORNA DOONE’: A HISTORICAL EPIC ADAPTATION ALTERNATIVE TO ‘OUTLANDER’
Revisiting films from my younger cinematic years is an interesting study. One of these falling into this category is Lorna Doone. An BBC production based on the novel of the…
‘WILL TRENT’: FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE HEAVILY PROMOTED ABC DRAMA
A midseason 2023 TV show from ABC, Will Trent is one of the few I decided to give a chance from the lineup. A crime drama that tries to be…
THE MANY FACES OF AN ADAPTATION: THE ONE ABOUT ‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL’
There’s lots of social media conversation now and then about which adaptations has enough, and which classic literature deserves a top-quality adaptation. Most of the too-much consensus tends to lend…