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Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

Delightful Dickens: The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020)

Trystan L. Bass January 5, 2021

I’d planned to see this in the theater, pre-pandemic, but had to wait until...

Ammonite (2020)

Ammonite (2020)

Trystan L. Bass December 11, 2020

Before I give any review of Ammonite (2020), I have to rant a tiny...

2020 Belgravia

Belgravia: Julian Fellowes Goes 1840s

Kendra April 30, 2020

Belgravia (2020) is a new, six-episode series on the Epix channel from Downton Abbey creator...

Arms of Queen Victoria above the chancel arch, Bottesford, Wikimedia Commons

A Closer Look at Victoria’s Shamrock Gown

Trystan L. Bass April 25, 2019

I really wasn’t paying attention to season three of Victoria (2019), but turning on...

The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) Doesn’t Reinvent the Carol

Trystan L. Bass December 20, 2018

Both predictable yet not exactly a holiday retread, The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)...

Cranford (2007-09)

TBT: Cranford (2007-2010)

Trystan L. Bass December 13, 2018

There’s only a few mentions of Christmas in the two series of Cranford (2007-2010),...

My Cousin Rachel (2017)

My Cousin Rachel, 2017 Edition

Kendra December 12, 2017

I keep hoping that Trystan will get around to watching the 2017 My Cousin Rachel,...

A Quiet Passion (2016)

Emily Dickinson’s Quiet Passion

Trystan L. Bass December 5, 2017

With a title like A Quiet Passion (2017) and a topic such as Emily...

To Walk Invisible (2016)

To Walk Invisible (2016) – Better Bronte, but Still Not Best

Trystan L. Bass April 3, 2017

To Walk Invisible (2016) is the latest attempt to look at the life of...

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?...