Christian Gasc

Farewell, My Queen (2012)

Revisiting Farewell, My Queen

Kendra July 17, 2017

For our inaugural edition of Snark Week, I wrote a rant about all the...

Bronte Sisters

All the Bronte Sisters You Could Ever Want

Trystan L. Bass March 24, 2017

Are you ready to wander the moors with me and Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë?...

Madame Bovary (2014)

Madame Bovary (2014): Advice for the Lovelorn

Trystan L. Bass March 1, 2016

This latest film adaption of Gustave Flaubert’s 1856 novel was actually brought to my...

Jefferson in Paris (1995)

The Chemise à la Reine on Film

Sarah Lorraine June 26, 2015

It’s getting to be summer around here in the Northern Hemisphere, and that means...

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...

Marie Antoinette from Mr. Sherman & Peabody (2014)

Queen Marie Antoinette in Movies & TV: the Frock Flicks Guide

Kendra January 12, 2015

Few historical persons, real or fictional, have inspired as much pop culture as 18th-century...

2000 Widow of Saint Pierre

Widow of Saint Pierre (2000) short review

Kendra April 30, 2000

Juliette Binoche plays the wife of a French army captain in 1849 French Canada...