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Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen's Gambit ) is set to lead Netflix's upcoming eight-part thriller How to Kill Your Family, a buzzy murderous romp with a complicated antiheroine at its center. The series is based on Bella Mackie's 2021 Sunday Times bestseller of the same name
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Back in 2021, it was difficult to tell if people were more excited for Denis Villeneuve to bring his unique brand of ultra-sleek spectacle to Dune, or that Dune might get an adaptation that might not be outright terrible. Frank Herbert’s landmark 1965 novel charted the struggle for imperial
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Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her. These are the opening words of Jane Austen’s novel
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It's true: Maybe we don't actually need another onscreen adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma, given the fact that there's already a fairly great feature film version starring Gwyneth Paltrow and an amazing television adaptation starring Romola Garai out there just waiting for
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Get ready, Austenites, a new feature film adaptation of Emma is on the way! (Whether we need it or not.) The novel was first published in 1815, and follows the story of a young woman who can’t seem to stop herself from meddling in the affairs of others. The
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The Miniaturist draws to a conclusion as all the mysteries unravel, and Nella gets a happy ending of sorts. Marian: To fight them in the open is to invite certain defeat. When we last left our 1600s drama, Marian had been revealed to be with child, preparing to poison herself
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In Part 2 of The Miniaturist, Nella struggles to handle the truth of her life. Cornelia: Are you bargaining madame? Nella: Yes, I think I am. Everyone knows the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. This week sees Nella working her way down the list when
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In The Miniaturist's opening episode, Nella introduces us to 17th century Amsterdam. Marin: We do no keep sugar in the house. The luxury of it sickens the soul. The world has changed enormously in the last 100 years. Downton Abbey spent six seasons running through how the world
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The Miniaturist, Masterpiece's newest series, is a feminist coming of age drama set in the 17th century, based on the international best-selling Jessie Burton novel. This weekend, Masterpiece debuts part one of the three-hour miniseries The Miniaturist. The series aired on the BBC at Christmas of last year