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After the backlash to the trailer for her Netflix drama, Carrie Cracknell argues that the movie was made with “openhearted respect” for the author. By Alexis Soloski The trailer for “Persuasion,” the ...

“It is often said that if you’re a ‘5’ in London, you’re a ‘10’ in Bath,” one character says, in complete earnest, near the beginning of the film. This joke is far too outdated even on the internet, ...

The most recent Jane Austen revival started in 2020 with the dual release of Anya Taylor-Joy’s “Emma” in theaters and “Sanditon” on PBS. But it was “Bridgerton” that’s driven the most recent upswing ...

Netflix’s new version of Persuasion is being called “the worst Jane Austen adaptation” of all time. The film, which stars Dakota Johnson in the lead role of Anne, is set to be released on the ...

Grab the smelling salts: A new Jane Austen movie has arrived. Passions are flaring around Friday’s release of “Persuasion,” Netflix’s first adaptation of a Jane Austen novel. The ruminative story, ...

The moment the trailer for the 2022 film version of “Persuasion” was released, Jane Austen purists rose up in collective indignation. The release of the movie confirmed the fans’ misgivings: While ...

Pride & Prejudice gets a modern, LGBTQ-centered update in director Andrew Anh’s 2022 rom-com Fire Island. Joel Kim Booster (who also wrote the screenplay) takes on the Lizzie Bennett role as Noah, who ...