It happens every November, along with the constancy of desire to make a better cranberry sauce: I get costume drama cravings. I’ve yet to see either of this year’s mainstream offerings—Joe Wright’s ...

The way to a queen’s heart is through Rousseau in A Royal Affair, in which church and state oppression can’t, at least for a time, quell enlightenment urges. From prostitute trysts and ...

This week in movies you missed: “Hannibal” has been renewed! And, in its honor, I’m keeping right on with Mads Mikkelsen Month here at Movies You Missed. Fear not, this Oscar-nominated Danish costume ...

King Jean IV of Cerdagne, a womanizer, is on an official visit to France when he bumps into Bourdier the deputy which introduces him to the best places and charms during his stay.