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 EyeThe eye-patched Viking rides across the battle field, reminding Rollo (Clive Standen) how they’ve fought bravely many times together, and would he […]
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, paying firm tribute to […]
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 practical sister Lora, […]
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 hanging in a […]
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 the […]
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 proof […]
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 to one […]
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 and Canadian studios […]
Ripper Street Series 2 – Episode 2 Recap
Megan Applegate with a recap of the second episode of Ripper Street series two…The season’s second episode tugged viewers into the underground freak shows of London after a woman with a protruding tail was found murdered in a hospital and her infant son missing.The woman was poor, but obviously well cared for. Detective Inspector Edmund […]
Turn – Episode 1 Recap
Megan Applegate recaps the first episode of Turn…In case you were busy watching Wrestlemania 30, the Game of Thrones Season 4 opener, or the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday night, you might have missed the fact that AMC took a gamble and premiered the Revolutionary War spy drama Turn.Still, a whopping 2.1 million […]
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