CBS Elementary Season 2 Episode # 17 "Ears To You" – Review
The opening scenes show Sherlock Holmes (Johnny Lee Miller) practicing his bomb defusion skills. Gareth Lestrade (Sean Pertwee) is not enamored with the fighting cocks, Romulus and Remus.Sarah Cushing,...
View ArticleCosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey Episode # 2 "Some of the Things That Molecules...
The second episode takes a look at the evolution of life on our planet.The host and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson first explains the differences between artificial selection and natural selection....
View ArticleBBC Sherlock Season 3 Episode # 1 "The Empty Hearse" - Review
Dear Readers,Having seen and enjoyed Season 3 of BBC Sherlock, I have decided to put down my thoughts.The first episode “The Empty Hearse” has been long awaited by fans eager to unravel the mystery of...
View ArticleFargo Season 1 Episode # 3 "A Muddy Road" - Recap and Review
As the episode opens, Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) abducts one Mr Phil McCormick from his office. Phil's naked dead body is found in the snow the next day.Deputy Molly Solverson (Allison Tolman) is...
View ArticleFargo Season 1 Episode # 4 "Eating the Blame" - Recap and Review
As the episode opens in 1987, a much younger Stavros Milos is traveling with his wife and son in his car. He is down and out on his luck and is seeking new fortunes. He soon discovers a briefcase full...
View ArticleFargo Season 1 Episode # 5 "The Six Ungraspables" - Recap and Review
Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman) is forced to reveal the name of Lorne Malvo to his cellmates Mr.Numbers (Adam Goldberg) and Mr.Wrench (Russell Harvard). He further reveals that Lorne took his car to...
View ArticleX-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) - Recap and Review
This post discusses the movie in detail. Readers who wish to avoid plot spoilers are recommended to skip the rest of the post.The movie opens in a futuristic world, where mutants and the humans who...
View ArticleBBC Sherlock Season 3 Episode # 2 "The Sign of Three" - Recap and Review
At the end of “The Empty Hearse”, Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and John Watson (Martin Freeman) are back in business at 221 B Baker Street for new cases. A mysterious figure was seen,...
View ArticleFargo Season 1 Finale Episode # 10 "Morton's Fork" - Recap and Review
This post discusses the episode in detail. Readers yet to see the episode are recommended to skip the rest of the post, if they wish to avoid spoilers.After seeing his second wife getting killed by...
View ArticleThe Strain Season 1 Episode # 1 "Night Zero" - Recap and Review
Guillermo del Toro is one of my favorite directors and I love most of his movies (Pan's Labyrinth, Mimic, Cronos, The Devil's Backbone, Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Blade II). I have also...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Vasily Livanov and Benedict Cumberbatch
Two of my favorite Sherlock Holmes actors, Vasily Livanov and Benedict Cumberbatch were both born on this day in 1935 and 1976 respectively.Vasily makes a great Victorian Holmes and Benedict a superb...
View ArticleThe Strain Season 1 Episode # 2 "The Box" - Recap and Review
This post discusses the episode in detail. Readers yet to read the episode are recommended to skip the rest of the post, if they wish to avoid spoilers.The episode begins with a quick recap of the...
View ArticleThe Strain Season 1 Episode # 3 "Gone Smooth" - Recap and Review
This post discusses the episode in detail. Readers yet to watch the episode are recommended to skip it, if they wish to avoid spoilers.In the opening scene, classical music plays in the background, a...
View ArticleThe Strain Season 1 Episode # 4 "It's Not for Everyone" - Recap and Review
This post discusses the episode in detail. Readers yet to watch the episode are recommended to skip it, if they wish to avoid spoilers.Dr Eph Goodweather (Corey Stoll), Dr Nora Martinez (Mia Maestro)...
View ArticleThe Strain Season 1 Episode # 5 "Runaways" - Recap
Ruby Wain (Regina King) calls in Dr. Evanston, an urologist to take care of her client, goth celebrity Gabriel Bolivar's (Jack Kesy) medical problems. Gabe, under the control of The Master, attacks the...
View ArticleThe Strain Season 1 Episode # 8 "Creatures of the Night" - Recap and Review
This post discusses the episode in detail. Readers yet to watch the episode are recommended to skip it, if they wish to avoid spoilers.At the end of the previous episode, Thomas Eichorst (Richard...
View ArticleHoudini TV Mini-Series Part 1 - Recap and Review
In the opening scene, Harry Houdini (Adrien Brody) jumps from a bridge into icy waters, while being bound in chains.Harry (original name - Erik Weisz) has always been captivated by magic tricks and is...
View ArticleHoudini TV Mini-Series Part 2 - Recap and Review
The episode begins with a quick recap of the first part.Cut to the present. Brother Dash Houdini (Tom Benedict Knight) keeps teasing Harry (Adrien Brody) about the need to raise his game. Harry decides...
View ArticleThe Strain Season 1 Episode # 9 "The Disappeared" - Recap and Review
This post discusses the episode in detail. Readers yet to watch the episode are recommended to skip it, if they wish to avoid spoilers.As seen in the last episode, our heroes came under attack in a...
View ArticleBBC Sherlock Canonical References in Season 2 Episode # 1 "A Scandal in...
Dear Readers,After a significant gap, we return for another post about the Canonical References in BBC Sherlock. Scripted by Steven Moffat, “A Scandal in Belgravia” is based on the original story: A...
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