Costume Drama Rewind
How often have you watched a historical drama and wondered if it was REALLY telling the truth about the Tudor Court or the American Revolution? You could have looked it up on Wikipedia, but your phone was so far away and there were so many words to read.That’s where we come in! Public history enthusiasts Megan Judt and Laura Skog are setting out to watch every historical film, talking about each of them might tell us about history. Expect spoilers, and also some snark. We’ll also rate each one, with a scoring system based on the many hats of history.
Episodes
38 episodes
Season 3, Episode 5: Tainted Love Double Feature - "The Other Boleyn Girl" (2003) AND (2008)
Tainted love never dies - we review the BBC tv movie version of Philippa Gregory's "The Other Boleyn Girl" from 2003 and the 2008 American movie. Which is worse? Hard to say.
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Season 3, Episode 4: "Titanic" (1997)
Today, we’re talking about THE defining movie of the 1990s, James Cameron’s Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and a production budget equal to the gross domestic product of several Scandivanian countrie...
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Season 3, Episode 3: "Sleepy Hollow" (1999)
We’re reviewing the Tim Burton classic Sleepy Hollow. Released in 1999, it stars Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Michael Gambon, Miranda Richardson, Casper Van Dien, Richard Griffiths, Michael Goff, and Christopher Walken.
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Season 3, Episode 2: "Operation Mincemeat" (2021)
Today’s film is Operation Mincemeat, which came out in 2021, is directed by John Madden, and stars every single prestige British actor, including Colin Firth, Matthew McFayden, Penelope Wilton, Kelly McDonald, and Jason Isaacs, aka Lucius Malfo...
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Season 3, Episode 1: "Gladiator" (2000)
Welcome to season three of Costume Drama Rewind! We’re back with a movie historians love to hate. Released in 2000, Gladiator was directed by Ridley Scott and stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, ...
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Season 3 Preview
Welcome to season three of Costume Drama Rewind! Today we’re bringing you a preview of our third season and sharing some fun memories from a historic and historical trip we took together at the beginning of summer.
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Season 2, Episode 7: "42" (2013)
Batter up! We’re talking about “42,” the 2013 movie about Jackie Robinson. It was directed by Brian Helgeland, and stars the late great Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, and Andre Holland.
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Season 2, Episode 6: "A Man for All Seasons" (1966)
In honor of the recent 544th anniversary of Thomas More’s birth and the upcoming 36th anniversary of Megan’s, we’re covering the 1966 film, “A Man for All Seasons,” which was adapted for the screen from the 1960 play by Robert Bolt.
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Season 2, Episode 5: "White Christmas" (1954) and "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946)
We're having the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby danced with Danny f*@#ing Kaye! In this episode, we look at how filmmakers handled extremely recent history, that of WW2, in 1946 and 1954 with "It's a Wonderful Life" and "White C...
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Season 2, Episode 4: "The Mouse on the Mayflower" (1968)
Happy Thanksgiving from Costume Drama Rewind, where we’re marking the holiday by reviewing the animated classic “The Mouse on the Mayflower.” Did the Pilgrims really get rescued from all their troubles by a mouse in a tiny hat? Probably not, bu...
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Season 2, Episode 3: "From Hell" (2001)
It’s the most famous murder spree in history - and as it turns out, the most misunderstood. To close out Spooky October, we're talking about "From Hell,” which stars Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Bilbo Baggins, and Rubeus Hagrid.
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Season 2, Episode 2: "Kwaidan: Hoichi the Earless” (1964)
We're back, baby, we're back, and just in time to release part one of this SPOOKY OCTOBER Halloween Weekend Double Feature! Let's travel back to Heian Japan with "Hoichi the Earless," the third segment from the 1964 anthology film, "Kwaidan." W...
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Season 2, Episode 1: "Gettysburg" (1993)
We're back from our summer break and kicking off our second season with "Gettysburg," the 1993 war epic, directed by Ron Maxwell and starring Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen, Tom Berenger, Kevin Conway, and Stephen Lang. Instead of just walking you ...
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Season 1, Episode 23: Harvest Time - A Farewell to Jo March Madness and Season Finale
The poignant last chapter of Little Women, Harvest Time, picks up five years after we last left the March girls and their supporting characters, er, husbands. We get only a brief, impressionistic glimpse of one day in their lives, but it’s e...
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Season 1, Episode 22: Jo March Madness Round 3: "Little Women" (2018) vs. (2019)
It's our last review episode of
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Season 1, Episode 21: Jo March Madness Round 2: "Little Women" 1994 vs. 2017
We’ve been members of the Busy Bee Society (IYKYK) lately, but we’re excited to drop the next episode of #JoMarchMadness! How will the 2017 BBC version starring Maya Hawke stack up against the 1994 classic starring Winona Ryder?
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Season 1, Episode 20.5: Jo March Madness Minisode - Louisa May Alcott
The woman behind Little Women: who was she, and how did her life converge or diverge with the book and characters that made her famous? Join us for this special minisode in the middle of #JoMarchMadness to learn a little about Louisa May Alcott...
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Season 1, Episode 20: Jo March Madness Round 1: "Little Women" 1933 vs. 1949
In our first review episode for Jo March Madness, we review the 1933 and 1949 films, starring Katharine Hepburn and June Allyson, talk about the (many) similarities and (few) differences, and rate them against one another to see which will move...
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Season 1, Episode 19: Playing Pilgrims - An Introduction to Jo March Madness
Little Women has been remade for film and television again and again over the decades, with some of the leading actresses and directors of each successive era. Join Costume Drama Rewind as we celebrate Women’s History Month by identifying the u...
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Season 1, Episode 18: "Lee Daniels' 'The Butler'" (2013)
Based on the real-life experiences of longtime White House butler Eugene Allen, Lee Daniels’ The Butler follows the story of a man raised in the Jim Crow South who ultimately works at the White House through eight presidential administrations. ...
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Season 1, Episode 17: "Anastasia" (1997)
We both grew up loving the animated film Anastasia, which takes decades of rumors about the survival of the Romanov Grand Duchess and asks - what if she really did escape the Russian Revolution? In this episode, we offer a snarky but loving rev...
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Season 1, Episode 16: "The Lion in Winter" (1968)
In 1183, Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and their horrid sons celebrated the most awkward family Christmas of all time - at least according to "The Lion In Winter." Join us as we review this star-studded classic and share what it gets right an...
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Season 1, Episode 15: "1917" (2019) / "Joyeux Noel" (2005)
In our first double episode, we explore two World War One films made almost 15 years apart, both of which begin with a true story and build from there. Recent blockbuster 1917 tells of a desperate flight across No-Man’s-Land to deliver a messag...
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Season 1, Episode 14: "The Man Who Invented Christmas" (2017)
It’s our first Costume Drama Rewind Christmas, as we take a look at the backstory behind one of the most famous Christmas stories of all time. The Man Who Invented Christmas covers Charles Dickens’ struggle to write and publish A Christmas Caro...
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