CELEBRATE 10 CUTE ROMANTIC AND SWEET MOMENTS (SWEETEST DAY)
It’s Sweetest Day in the part of the world I’m from, and while it doesn’t mean anything in the larger scope of holidays or special days, but you know, in…
Tag: Period Drama
‘CATCH ME IF YOU CAN’: AN AWARD WINNER CAPER MOVIE
Movies that are considered “impressive” by mainstream critics isn’t something I rush to see. Or in the case of this, Catch Me if You Can (2002), the award-winning film likely…
‘THE COURIER’: A DARK BUT INSPIRING REAL-LIFE DRAMA
Movies that are dark, in theme and production, aren’t really “my thing” or at least not regularly. But sometimes, when they’re inspired by a true story with a stellar case,…
FIVE REASONS WHY I DO (& DON’T) LIKE ‘MISS SCARLET & THE DUKE’
After months of Twitter hype (during its U.S. debut), I finally did watch Masterpiece PBS’ Miss Scarlet and the Duke. The show has all of the right ingredients for ensuring…
SOME FAVORITE PERIOD DRAMAS FROM THE LAST TEN YEARS
We’ve established, pretty well I would say, how very much we love period drama in this space. In ten years, I haven’t perhaps reviewed them as much (because I often…
‘THE WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION’: AGATHA CHRISTIE SHORT STORY GOES TWISTY
Though it’s been out for a while, this is the first time I’m finally watching The Witness for the Prosecution (2016). Adapted by the BBC and available now in the…
‘MISS SCARLET & THE DUKE,’ SERIES ONE: A GOOD BUT NOT ALWAYS WORTHY PERIOD DRAMA
Some of the best period dramas show up on places like Masterpiece Theatre. One of their more recent ones is Miss Scarlet and the Duke. A story set in the…
‘THE ROCKETEER’: ONE OF THE VINTAGE DISNEY MOVIES THAT ENTERTAINS
Every now and then, it’s fun to go back and revisit the films we watched growing up. I don’t know that The Rocketeer is one of those I had on…
‘MS. FISHER’S MODERN MURDER MYSTERIES,’ SERIES ONE: A WHOLE NEW APPROACH
Anytime there’s a kind of continuation of a favorite series, I’m usually all in to check in. For some reason that mentality didn’t apply to this Acorn TV series until…
