• ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ review: Dickens is… hilarious?

    ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ review: Dickens is… hilarious?

    Teens going back to school: Do not watch the movie “The Personal History of David Copperfield” for class in lieu of reading the book. You will fail your exam. However, the many, many liberties Scottish director Armando Iannucci takes with Charles Dickens’ story — from flashback projections on walls to a newfound farcical sense of …