Movie Review: Skyfall (2012)
Daniel Craig as James BondThe movie opens with Bond on the pursuit of a document that has a list of MI6 agents. This is an extended chase scene, first on motorcycles and concluding on a moving train....
View ArticleMovie Review: Django Unchained (2012)
Django Unchained has won 2 Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz) and Best Original Screenplay (Quentin Tarantino).My heartiest Congratulations to Christoph and Quentin on their...
View ArticleTV Review: Elementary Episode # 17 - Possibility Two
Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock HolmesGerald Lydon (Dennis Boutsikaris) is the victim of a medical condition that is genetic in nature. He does not have that in the family and believes that he has been...
View ArticleTV Review: Attenborough's Life Stories - Episode # 3 - Our Fragile Planet
After covering man’s efforts to study the world around him, David takes a look at the consequences of human activities on not only the living beings that cohabit our planet but the planet itself.The...
View ArticleMovie Review: Skyfall (2012)
Daniel Craig as James BondThe movie opens with Bond on the pursuit of a document that has a list of MI6 agents. This is an extended chase scene, first on motorcycles and concluding on a moving train....
View ArticleMovie Review: Django Unchained (2012)
Django Unchained has won 2 Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz) and Best Original Screenplay (Quentin Tarantino).My heartiest Congratulations to Christoph and Quentin on their...
View ArticleTV Review: Elementary Episode # 17 - Possibility Two
Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock HolmesGerald Lydon (Dennis Boutsikaris) is the victim of a medical condition that is genetic in nature. He does not have that in the family and believes that he has been...
View ArticleIs CBS Elementary a good adaptation of Sherlock Holmes?
Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu as Sherlock Holmes and Joan Watson in ElementaryI have been having an interesting conversation about the CBS show with James C. O'Leary from The Baker Street Blog.I...
View ArticleBenedict Cumberbatch confirms Sherlock season 4
As a fan of the BBC Series, I am happy to share this information.Benedict Cumberbatch has proven to be a great modern version of the Victorian detective. He is one of the best casting choices in a long...
View ArticleMovie Review: Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
The movie starts in black and white and we meet Oz (James Franco), a magician with a flair for seducing women. He dreams of acquiring fame and money and is willing to sacrifice the love of his life...
View ArticleTV Review: Elementary Episode # 18 - Deja Vu All Over Again
Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock HolmesThe episode opens 6 months back as a woman is waiting to board her subway train. She is offered a bouquet of flowers by a hooded stranger. Her joy is short lived as...
View ArticleMark Gatiss reveals the title of the first episode of Sherlock Season 3
The name of the first episode of Season 3 has been revealed by Mark Gatiss: "The Empty Hearse".The name is a play on the original story The Adventure of the Empty House. In the Canon, this story...
View ArticleFREE Redbox Movie rental codes giveaway!
Movie lovers, rejoice!I am happy to host a movie rental codes giveaway, thanks to the kind folks at Redbox.The giveaway ends on Thursday, April 04 2013. Winners will be randomly chosen on April 05...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Richard Dawkins!
Richard Dawkins was born on this day in 1941.He is the world's most renowned atheist and the author of international best seller, The God Delusion. He has made the popular documentaries, The Root of...
View ArticleConan Doyle, Holmes & Watson – An Enduring Friendship: Guest post by Chris...
Dear Readers, please join me in welcoming Chris Allen, author of Intrepid series. Chris is a fan of Arthur Conan Doyle's stories and has contributed this guest post about the same. Over to you,...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall was born on this day in 1934. She has been studying chimpanzees for nearly half a century. She is one of Leakey's Angels along with Dian Fossey (Mountain Gorillas) and Birute Galdikas...
View ArticleRedbox Movie Codes Giveaway - Winners announced!
Dear Readers,We had announced a free movie codes giveaway a few weeks back.Here are the lucky winners (as selected by Random.org):1. Theresa M2. Vincent3. Yona Williams4. James the Movie...
View ArticleTV Review: Elementary Episode # 19 - Snow Angels
Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock HolmesA security guard, Frank Dempster (Nick Sullivan) is killed in his attempts to stop a robbery.Joan Watson has a surprise guest, one Miss Hudson (Candis Cayne), a...
View ArticleBBC Sherlock - Season 3 Episode # 2 title revealed!
Dear Readers,As the Season 3 filming progresses, we are getting more information about the episodes. Today, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat have revealed the name of the second episode: The Sign of...
View ArticleMovie Review - Evil Dead (2013)
The opening prologue shows a father setting his possessed daughter on fire and then shooting her in the face at point blank range.Cut to the present. Mia (Jane Levy) is trying to kick her drug habit...
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