Tag: The Essex Serpent
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‘The Essex Serpent’ Review: Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes Wrestle with the Unknown In a Constrained Seaside Drama
In “The Essex Serpent,” the residents of Aldwinter might all be whispering amongst themselves about some mysterious force lurking in the water just beyond their town’s shores. They mourn the missing and some of their own still living, both feared lost to the ravages of a beast that preys on those who have strayed, either…
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‘The Essex Serpent’ Review: Claire Danes & Tom Hiddleston Are Superb In An Somewhat Underwhelming Gothic Drama
Period dramas have long been a beloved genre of film and television, consistently indulging audiences in enthralling plots while fulfilling our deepest desires of escapism through lavish costumes and satisfying (yet sometimes frustrating) romances that keep you hooked. Costume dramas don’t seem to be going out of style any time soon, with the popularity of…
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The Essex Serpent Review: A Beast-Hunt Gives Way To A Gorgeous, Eerie Gothic Romance
The Essex Serpent looms over the foggy, water-locked town at the center of the new Apple TV+ series of the same name. Nevermind that the residents of the Victorian-era community rarely if ever see the sea creature: it haunts them like a devil, often seeming to kill or capture their vulnerable residents in the night.…
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‘The Essex Serpent’ Trailer: Tom Hiddleston & Claire Danes Star In Clio Barnard’s New Apple TV+ Series
For the last decade, Clio Barnard has been at the forefront of the social-realist resurgence in Britain. Both her quasi-fictional documentary “The Arbor” and her Loach-ian scrap metal drama “The Selfish Giant” picked up BIFA and BAFTA Award nominations—the former also placed at #16 in our ‘Best Documentaries of the Decade [2010s],’ and her musical…
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‘The Essex Serpent’ Trailer: Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes Hunt a Monster in Victorian England
Tom Hiddleston is hoping to pick up some Emmy momentum for his turn as the titular character on “Loki,” but the actor already has his next big television project in the can.“The Essex Serpent,” a six-episode period fantasy series based on Sarah Perry’s New York Times-bestselling novel of the same name, stars Hiddleston as a…
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TV Bits: ‘The 4400’ Reboot, ‘Search Party’ Season 5, ‘The Best Man’ Limited Series, ‘In Treatment’ Season 4, and More
In this edition of TV Bits: The 4400 reboot ordered to series by The CW. Search Party season 5 ordered by HBO Max. The Best Man franchise is becoming a limited Peacock series with the original cast. In Treatment season 4 arrives in May. Claire Danes will star in Apple TV+ series The Essex Serpent.…