Movies

Armando Iannucci's The Personal History of David Copperfield is a bright, energetic romp with a lot of heart and soul and a terrific diverse cast, and maybe it could change the way historical adaptations will look in the future.

Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Johnny Flynn, and more star in the upcoming Netflix film The Dig, which chronicles the 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo.

Gorgeous to look at with a mostly great cast, Netflix's new version of Rebecca is entertaining enough but it doesn't match up to the original or forge any new ground.

Get your first look at Emma. star Johnny Flynn as David Bowie in the trailer for the upcoming biopic Stardust, a movie about the iconic musician's life that doesn't actually feature any of his songs.

After repeated delays, reschedulings, and cancellations as studios around the world struggle to figure out how to release movies during the coronavirus pandemic, the critically acclaimed film The Personal History of David Copperfield will finally get a digital release in the U.S. next month. 

The popular Succession actress Sarah Snook will lead a new feature film adaptation of Jane Austen's final complete novel, Persuasion. 

It's a classic book that's been beloved for over a century, but does Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden still read so well now? And how does the new film version compare with earlier attempts? Let's unlock the door and enter the tangled thicket of adaptations.

If you're feeling a little frazzled, we've got another British Film to Soothe the Soul to recommend. Fisherman's Friends starring Daniel Mays, Tuppence Middleton, and James Purefoy is the unlikely, but true story of a band of sea shanty singing fishermen with an important lesson about the importance of living an authentic life.

We're about to get a brand new feature film version of David Copperfield, but Charles Dickens' famous story has been adapted for screens large and small for over a century. Let's take a look at the good, the bad, and the ones that didn't quite work.

Even if you weren't sure we needed another adaptation of classic Daphne du Maurier novel Rebecca, you have to admit that these photos of Downton Abbey alum Lily James in the upcoming Netflix version look great.