Tag Archives: Sherlock Holmes

We have had big revivals of Sherlock Holmes in recent years so now comes the inevitable big screen revival of another staple of detective fiction and Sunday evening TV murder mysteries: Hercule Poirot. This adaptation of one of Agatha Christie’s ...

My, oh my. Where to begin? King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is Guy Ritchie’s attempt to bring the Arthurian legends to the big screen in the style of big fantasy blockbusters like Lord of the Rings. I say ‘in ...

I have been reading the Bendis run of Daredevil and noticed something that is apparent – though not so openly addressed in many forms of fiction: that the hero and the villain need each other. In the comic, Daredevil notes ...

It looks like Steven Moffat is bringing the Doctor Who craziness over to Sherlock. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Moffat announced that the Christmas special is going to be set in Victorian England. Say what?! While the SF geek in ...

Brendon Connelly’s background is deeply rooted in film and television as both a creator and commentator of the medium. Connelly has written and directed film, as well as been a prolific reviewer and commentator – writing for various websites as ...

The public first became acquainted with the detail-oriented, abrasive detective in 1887. We were subjected to his arrogant use of deductive reasoning for four novels and 56 short stories, but that wasn’t enough for the hungry audiences – we wanted ...