Megan Applegate recaps the third episode of Vikings Season 2… “Hide the good silver, the Northmen are coming” When we last left Ragnar and his merry men, they’d had gone a-Viking and landed a little off the mark—in Wessex and in the kingdom of a rather menacing Ecbert. “Treachery” opens with our band of Vikings […]
Vikings Season 2 – Episode 2 Recap
A Scandinavian Fast Forward… Megan Applegate recaps the second episode of Vikings Season 2…. Holy time warps! The writers wasted no time in this week’s episode and splashed a “Four Years Later” before the opening credits were cold in their graves. This week’s theme seems to be about temptation — the lusty kind, the political […]
Vikings Season 2 – Episode 1 Recap
No Fury Like Lagertha Scorned – Megan Applegate recaps the first episode of Vikings season 2… Well, not so much fury as agonizing heartbreak, but we’ll get to that in a moment. So Long, One Eye The eye-patched Viking rides across the battle field, reminding Rollo (Clive Standen) how they’ve fought bravely many times together, […]
2022 SXSW Film Festival Review – 32 Sounds
32 Sounds, 2022. Directed by Sam Green. SYNOPSIS: Explores the elemental phenomenon of sound and its power to bend time, cross borders, and profoundly shape our perception of the world around us. Oscar-nominated director Sam Green’s (The Weather Underground) new film 32 Sounds offers one of the most immersive documentary experiences you’re ever likely to have, […]
2022 SXSW Film Festival Review – Women Do Cry
Women Do Cry, 2021. Directed by Vesela Kazakova and Mina Mileva. Starring Maria Bakalova, Vesela Kazakova, Iossif Surchadzhiev, Diana Spasova, Bilyana Kazakova, Dobriela Popova, Rositca Gevrenova, Ralitsa Stoyanova, and Katia Kazakova. SYNOPSIS: A promising musician, Sonja, learns that she’s contracted HIV. After she drops out of the music conservatory, Sonja is helped out by her […]
2022 SXSW Film Festival Review – The Thief Collector
The Thief Collector, 2022. Directed by Allison Otto. Starring Glenn Howerton, Sarah Minnich, Scott Takeda, and Matt Pittenger. SYNOPSIS: In 1985, Willem de Kooning’s “Woman-Ochre,” one of the most valuable paintings of the 20th century, was cut from its frame at the University of Arizona Museum of Art. 32 years later, the painting was found […]
Versailles Season 1 Episode 4 Review
Kirsty Capes reviews the fourth episode of Versailles… Last week I said BBC Two’s megabudget Anglo-Franco sexy period drama Versailles might be able to redeem itself after a rather lackluster performance over the past three episodes. A lot was riding on episode four, and France seems to be dominating the news this week, what with […]
Versailles Season 1 Episode 3 Review
Kirsty Capes reviews the third episode of Versailles… Episode three of BBC Two’s periodical pornography sees a rather dashing Prince Annaba (Marcus Griffiths) arrive at Versailles to negotiate a trade deal with King Louis (George Blagden). Meanwhile, French nobility are up in arms about Louis’ proclamation of “I am France”, and his demand to see […]
Versailles Season 1 Episode 2 Review
Kirsty Capes reviews the second episode of Versailles… If you stuck with Versailles this week for all the sex and scandal that was on display in episode one, you were probably sorely disappointed by the distinct lack of boobies in episode two of BBC’s French-produced new period drama. Sadly, viewers this week were only subject […]
Versailles Season 1 Episode 1 Review
Kirsty Capes reviews the first episode of Versailles… Raunchy, decadent and overflowing with beautiful French nobility and their gorgeous hair, BBC Two’s new period drama, based on true events, is the Beeb’s answer to blockbuster period shows like Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey and Sky Atlantic’s The Borgias. A collaborative project between British, French […]
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