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Plague, War, and Rebellion: England in the Late Middle Ages

This video offers a comprehensive overview of England’s history during the Late Middle Ages, spanning from the reign of Henry ...
The New York Times

‘The Roses’ Review: To Honor, Cherish, Envy and Despise

Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman star in a strangely bad remake of “The War of the Roses.” By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we ...
The News-Herald

‘The Roses’ review: The war is lost with this cautionary marriage tale

It’s a reasonably different movie, but “The Roses” — an adaptation of Warren Adler’s 1981 novel, “The War of the Roses,” that hits theaters this week — has the same problem that plagues the 1989 film ...
NPR

No one hates you like someone who used to love you. 'The Roses' misses that

The decision to call the new adaptation of the Warren Adler novel The War of the Roses simply The Roses is fitting. Where that novel, and its 1989 film adaptation starring Kathleen Turner and Michael ...
USA Today

'The Roses' is a fun remake with a dry English wit – until it isn't

Without the inspired pairing of Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch, you’d be begging for a quick divorce from “The Roses.” A reimagining of Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner's 1989 “The War of ...