Drama
Sandow (2018). Film review of the indie biopic about a Victorian strongman
Period drama
Mary Queen of Scots (2018). Film review of the historical drama.
Film review, by Jason Day, of Mary Queen of Scots (2018), the historical account of the monarch’s romances, rise and fall, alongside her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. Starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie.C
Historical/period/epic
Victoria and Abdul (2017). 4/5 stars for this moving royal comedy drama.
Film review by Jason Day of Victoria and Abdul, starring Judi Dench as an aged, infirm Queen Victoria and her real-life, close friendship with her Muslim teacher Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal).
Historical/Period/Epic
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
Film review of the adaptation of the novel by Jane Austen, with additional material from Seth Grahame-Smith, following the adventures of the spirited Bennett sisters, beauties of minor society in Regency England who must do battle with an army of the undead, simultaneously traversing the rights of courtship with a group of handsome male suitors.
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Director: Burr Steers. (108 mins).
Horror
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Epic, romantic biography of the marriage and final years of the last Romanov dynasty, Emperor Nicholas II (Michael Jayston) and his Tsarina Alexandra (Janet Suzan). Co-starring Irene Worth and Laurence Olivier.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner. (189 mins). Horizon/Columbia. (PG).
Historical/Period/Epic
A Man For All Seasons (1966). Film review of this intelligent Tudor period epic
Film review of the Tudor-era set historical drama about the battle of religious convictions between Thomas More (Paul Schofield) and King Henry VIII’s (Robert Shaw) state when More remains quiet on the issue of allegiance to Henry’s desire to break from the Roman Catholic Church, in order to marry Anne Boleyn (Vanessa Redgrave).
Historical/Period/Epic
A Little Chaos (2014)
Film review of the drama about a female gardener at the court of Louis XIV, directed by and starring Alan Rickman and co-starring Kate Winslet and Matthias Schoenaerts. Scroll to the bottom to leave any comments.
Director: Alan Rickman. BBC Films/Lionsgate et al. (12)
Drama
