Olivia Colman Archive
The Favourite
I asked one of my students what I should review this week, with both options being about powerful women (the other was On the Basis of Sex). On the surface, The Favourite, nominated for ten Oscars, seems to just be an expose of the decadence of the royal court in the early 18th century. We expect this to be another costume drama that exploits the audiences desire to see inside the lives of the rich and famous, but it is not even close. Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) ruled for twelve years starting in 1702. When she came to power she […]