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‘Operation Mincemeat’ Dives Into History With A Fantastic Cast

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Operation Mincemeat is a stylish dive into history with a fantastic cast ready to show off their chops at any given moment.

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Scene Breakdown: Emma and Knightley Dance in Autumn de Wilde’s ‘Emma’ (2020)

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It always starts with a dance. And we’ll always breakdown the importance of them in Regency, Austen-verse, period dramas. We broke down the ridiculous perfection behind Knightley being destroyed before, but today we’re here to talk about what triggered it. And the fact that beyond the detail that this version of Emma focuses on the approrpiately chaotic aspects of Austen’s remarkable novel, it isn’t without moments that are deeply, beautifully moving.  That

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Scene Breakdown: Mr. Knightley Lies Down on the Floor in ‘Emma’ (2020)

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Autumn de Wilde’s Emma is riveting and ridiculously fun in a number of ways, including its addictive soundtrack, but we’re here to break down one of my favorite scenes all throughout the stunning film that is full of them. (We’ll have more in-depth ones than these, but this one, this one’s purely joyous.)  Knightley exasperated and lying on the floor is the biggest freaking mood in this entire film, and we may

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Music Monday: ‘Emma’ 2020 (Original Score) by Isobel-Waller Bridge and David Schweitzer

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Say what you will about Autumn de Wilde’s 2020 adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma, I personally adore it. (And Emma is my favorite Austen novel, so yes, I’m generally pickier, but this was enjoyable through and through.) Differing opinions are fine, we get why it is not everyone’s cup of tea, but we will not stand for any criticism towards Isobel-Waller Bridge and David Schweitzer’s exquisite original score for the

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