The Girl in a Swing (1988)
Nov 30, 2000Haunting
A cryptic ghost story based on a novel by Watership Down author Richard Adams, featuring Meg Tilly as a newlywed bride who is haunted by events from her past
Lynsey Baxter
Gormenghast (2000)
May 27, 2007Imaginary Castle World
I enjoyed Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast books far more than J.R.R. Tolkien. Alas, the sublime texture and eccentricity is completely missing in this BBC tv version, which aims for colourful silliness