Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, Author at Book and Film Globe

‘The Pursuit of Love’ Turns a Modern Eye on the Mitford Sisters

August 10, 2021March 29, 2022 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 1 Comment Andrew Scott, Emily Mortimer, Jessica Mitford, Lily James, Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love

Neither as charming or as harmless as they were cracked up to be

People we meet on vacation

Road trip Romances for Summer

July 21, 2021March 16, 2022 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments Beach Read, Beth O'Leary, Emily Henry, People We Meet on Vacation, The Road Trip

It’s ‘wacky love adventures’ while traveling season

Halston

‘Halston’: Almost Fabulous

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments Bill Pullman, David Pittu, Ewan McGregor, Halston, Kelly Bishop, Krysta Rodriguez, Liza Minnelli, Rebecca Dayan, Ryan Murphy, Studio 54

The clothes, the pouting, the decadence, the clunky Ryan Murphy script

Bridgerton

Netflix TELEVISION

Sex and Sensibility

December 30, 2020January 5, 2021 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments Bridgerton, Chris Van Dusen, Golda Rosheuvel, Julia Quinn, Julie Andrews, Phoebe Dynevor, Regé-Jean Page, Shonda Rhimes, Shondland

‘Bridgerton’ is NSFW Jane Austen lite

Christmas

FILM TELEVISION

‘Tis the Season for Romantic Sap

December 14, 2020December 26, 2020 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments A Timeless Christmas, Aubrey Plaza, Christina Lauren, Happiest Season, In A Holidaze, Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis

Christmas romance is in the air, whether you want it or not

Lindy West

Lindy West Wipes Away the Movies

October 27, 2020November 1, 2020 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments Harry Potter, Jezebel, Lindy West, Love Actually, Rush Hour, Shit Actually, The Fugitive, The Lion King, Tommy Lee Jones, Top Gun

In ‘Shit, Actually,’ she uncherishes our pop-culture memories

Rebecca

de Winter is Coming

October 21, 2020October 23, 2020 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments Alfred Hitchcock, Armie Hammer, Daphne du Maurier, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Rebecca

Netflix’s lame remake of ‘Rebecca’

Emily in Paris

There’s a Place in France

October 9, 2020October 21, 2020 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments Darren Star, Emily in Paris, Lily Collins, Sex And The City

‘Emily in Paris’ is a ridiculous bonbon for troubled times

romance

Mystery Men

October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments Jen DeLuca, Olivia Dade, Rosie Danan, Spoiler Alert, The Roommate, Well Met

In the world of romance novels, mistaken identity is still sexy

Young Wallander

Netflix TELEVISION

Another Brick in the Wallander

September 24, 2020September 29, 2020 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments Adam Pålsson, Henning Mankell, Kenneth Branagh, Wallander, Young Wallander

‘Young Wallander’ is an origin story that’s not an origin story

Diana Rigg

Actors CREATORS Remembrance TELEVISION

Diana Rigg, Style Icon

September 10, 2020March 15, 2022 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments

The Dame had a look like no other

Hell Hath No Fury

July 31, 2020March 15, 2022 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 1 Comment Camilla Läckberg, Nordic noir, The Golden Cage

‘The Golden Cage’ marks a departure for Nordic noir’s Läckberg

Sex and Vanity

A World With a View

July 14, 2020August 3, 2020 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments Crazy Rich Asians, Kevin Kwan, Sex and Vanity

‘Sex and Vanity,’ Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan’s clever, juicy homage to E.M. Forster

Hamilton

Into the Hamilverse

July 3, 2020July 7, 2020 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments Alexander Hamilton, Christopher Jackson, Daveed Diggs, Hamilton, Jonathan Groff, Leslie Odom Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Renée Elise Goldsberry

‘Hamilton’ on Disney+ reproduces the star power of the original Broadway production

Guest List

‘The Guest List’

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments Lucy Foley, The Guest List, The Hunting Party

A great beach read for a beachless summer

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