Understandably ShyWe'll admit it: we want to give Bertie a hug and a cookie. And a soft blanket. And maybe also a cup of cocoa for good measure.This isn't the way you think you'd feel about one of...

The Failed ActorYou'd think, in a movie about speech therapy, it would be the failed actor-turned-speech-teacher that would be a quack and the actual doctors that would be profoundly helpful. You'd...

Independent and FunnyJust don't call her Liz.Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon is a born leader of men (or man)… even if it takes her most of the movie to realize it. She's acerbic, whipsmart, and also as nur...

Love Conquers All?You can think of David in two ways: an irresponsible dirtbag that chooses a partyboy lifestyle over serving England on the eve of WWII… or as a guy so besotted by one woman that...

I'm King Of The World!Maybe you've heard the saying "The sun never sets on the British empire?" Yeah, that wasn't just a saying. Under the thumb of ol' King Georgie V, the British Empire was in ful...

It's pretty cool that ol' Winston Churchill shows up now and then in this movie… since he would go on to be British Prime Minister and one of the most important figures in modern history. (No big...

Bertie's daughters Elizabeth and Margaret don't show up in this movie much, but they're super fascinating—that little Elizabeth would grow up to become the Queen Elizabeth, the current Queen of E...