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Author: Claire Di Maio
Claire Di Maio
Claire Di Maio lives in New York with a horde of books and a slew of DVDs she refuses to part with. She often points out actors based on their obscure credits, sees new plays and musicals, and tries to convince her friends to join AMC A-List. As a freelance critic, Claire particularly enjoys covering period dramas, book-to-screen adaptations, and anything to do with time travel.
Outlander: Blood of My Blood Season 2 Episode 2 largely keeps its four protagonists apart, with each on their own journeys across time and Scotland.
Netflix’s adaptation of The Doll (2026) has a memorably sharp-tongued heroine, but at six crammed episodes, ends before it can leave an impression.
Outlander: Blood of My Blood Season 2 Episode 1 returns with a new, heartbreaking wrinkle in Henry and Julia’s love story.
We spoke with Jamie Bell about playing a violent, radical 14th-century priest in the gruesome, but hopeful, action period drama The Uprising.
A 600-year-old historical rebellion comes to life in Paul Greengrass’s unflinchingly graphic action drama The Uprising (2026).
Angourie Rice and Spike Fearn are an unlikely duo searching for true love, and how to disprove it exists, in the flawed but sweet Finding Emily.
My Brilliant Career is a familiar period drama that finds its spark thanks to a wonderfully engaging central heroine.