18th-Century Quest

Kendra’s ongoing mission to watch every movie ever set in the 18th century.

Banished (2015)

18th-Century Quest: Banished (2015)

Kendra October 12, 2015

Banished is a show that most of you won’t have seen or heard of,...

1987 Blackadder the Third

18th-Century Quest: Blackadder the Third

Kendra September 17, 2015

Please, try not to hurt me when I tell you that while I’ve seen...

2006 Perfume- the Story of a Murderer

18th-Century Quest: Perfume: the Story of a Murderer

Kendra August 19, 2015

I will completely admit that I put off watching Perfume: the Story of a...

18th-Century Quest: Dueling Catherine the Greats

Kendra July 20, 2015

There were two major TV movies about Catherine the Great, empress of Russia, in...

1994 The Night and the Moment

18th-Century Quest: The Night and the Moment

Kendra July 8, 2015

I had never heard of The Night and the Moment (1994) until scrolling through Netflix...

18th-Century Quest: La Révolution Française (1989)

Kendra February 4, 2015

YOU GUYS. THIS WAS SO GOOD. La Révolution Française is a two-part film made...

Valmont (1989)

SNARK WEEK: Valmont (1989) – Meh?

Kendra January 21, 2015

Valmont, the 1989 adaptation of the book Dangerous Liaisons, was directed by Miloš Forman...

Farewell, My Queen (2012)

SNARK WEEK: 7 Reasons to Be Irritated by Farewell, My Queen

Kendra January 20, 2015

Farewell, My Queen (2012) has some interesting aspects, but there's also a lot to...

Ridicule (1996)

18th-Century Quest: Ridicule (1996)

Kendra January 14, 2015

Ridicule (1996) -- an 18th century-set costume movie that focuses on the intrigues and...

Barry Lyndon (1975)

18th-Century Quest: Barry Lyndon Costume Movie Review

Kendra January 5, 2015

Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon (1975) is a key 18th-century costume movie for a lot of...