Given the notoriety and graphic nature of the crimes of Jack the Ripper, âFrom Hellâsâ brilliant achievement is to give…
Browsing: period piece
Josh Safdieâs âMarty Supremeâ is a frenetic, breathless look at the life of its title character, played with unrelenting vigor…
“The Ugly Stepsister” opens with young Elvira (Lea Myren) clutching to a book of poetry authored by the man of…
Being a die-hard Francophile, I had often read about Jeanne du Barry, the illegitimate daughter of a seamstress who rose…
Thereâs no denying that Robert Eggers likes to make atmospheric films. However, his 2019 film âThe Lighthouseâ didnât really do…
 “The Pale Blue Eye” (directed and written by Scott Cooper) drips with atmosphere. Set during the winter of 1830, the landscape…
Vicky Krieps: how does she do it? Itâs tempting to call her effortless, since her characters tend to have such…
The first “Downton Abbey” film was a welcome surprise at the back of the beloved series; and at the end…
The latest film by acclaimed director Joe Wright harps back to a tale reminiscent of “Romeo and Juliet,” which English…
âThe Cursedâ opens in 1917, amidst the most heated period of World War I. After that brief interlude, it flashbacks…