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Recent reviews

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  RSC Live: Love's Labour's Lost 2015

  ★★★★½ Watched 16 Mar 2025

  one thing about christopher luscombe is that he does NOT play when it comes to a musical number

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  The Curse of Turandot 2021

  Watched 01 Dec 2021

  I watched this on the floor of my sister's freshman year dorm and it was not good

Popular reviews

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  The Tragedy of King Richard II 1970

  ★★★½ Watched 11 Jan 2025

  I think this is the most accessible version of Richard II I'm familiar with. By cutting it down to two hours the production manages to avoid the issue that many other ones have where some parts completely drag, and the plot is generally easier to understand for it. That being said, I was sad to see they cut out Aumerle's conspiracy against Henry IV because I do think it adds a little depth to the end of the play :(

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  The Hollow Crown: Richard II 2012

  ★★★½ Watched 30 Nov 2024

  For the first hour of this movie I was actually baffled as to how it has received such strong reviews. The pacing is questionable, a large amount of the line delivery falls flat, and the play was simply not translated well to film.

  That being said I felt there was an incredibly noticeable shift in quality right at Act 3 Scene 2, and it was much more watchable after that. The actors' performances were all pretty solid, but I will say Whishaw's performance of Richard's deposition is genuinely one of the most gripping scenes I've seen acted out in Shakespeare. Also, his hair is gorgeous.