‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’ is a Good Sequel
Back in 2009, the first film in this franchise didn’t receive accolades from purists of the Holmes canon. Most find it a degrading way to look at the sharp-witted intellectual…
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‘Sherlock Holmes’ (2009): An Interesting but Fun Approach
Warner Brothers’ take on the ammeter detective and his sidekick is not something that will likely find much of a “middle ground” with viewers. Instead, this blockbuster will be one of…
‘Water for Elephants’: A Dark but Pretty Period Drama
From the better part of my movie viewing experience I’ve learned that I do not particularly take to or like movies that start in the present day, and then go…
‘UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE’: A CHARMING LITTLE ADAPTATION
In my house, Thomas Hardy is always associated with tales of drudgery and sorrow. Prior to seeing Under the Greenwood Tree, it didn’t seem possible that he could write something even…
‘Red Riding Hood’ (2011) – A Deceptive and Dark Fairy Tale
Following the release of the official plot synopsis for this big-screen movie, no illustration forms about what this adaptation of the classic Grimm fable is like. It wasn’t until its trailer that we…
‘Downton Abbey,’ Series One – Start At the Beginning of the Romance Epic
Since Downton Abbey is about to premiere its second series in the U.K., I thought it was the proper time to look back at its first. At its premiere reports…
‘Chocolat’ (2000): A Good But Underrated Period Drama with Johnny Depp
Not everyone will find a touching story in the comfort of this independent movie. There’s some sad things about this 2000 Miramax film, Chocolat. I cannot remember exactly when first…
‘Jane Eyre’ (2011) – A Pretty Vision Re-Tells the Love Story
Literary scholars will have, by now, read the titular novel on which this, Jane Eyre (2011) is based, seen an adaptation or been introduced to Charlotte Bronte’s works through a modern…
