• October 21, 2021
• At Home, Drama

In a quirky voice-over by cheeky Olivia Colman, we are introduced to Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch). An odd duck of young man in Victorian England, he is the ill-suited...

• November 4, 2016
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

OK, so I know dismissing a whole Marvel movie based on the theory of white male privilege sounds dismissive, but a few hours after watching Doctor Strange, the latest...

• December 19, 2014
• At Home, Drama

There is no doubt that Alan Turing is one of the more fascinating unsung heroes of World War II. Considered a father to modern computers, he also got some...

• February 25, 2014
• At Home, Drama, Mystery, Television

Like the other seasons, episodes are hit and miss in this uber-popular BBC modern adaptation of the classic Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Luckily for this season, the weak first episode...

• February 24, 2014
• At Home, Drama, Mystery, Television

Right away, one thing I appreciated about Sherlock is that Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) is almost immediately greeted by a disdainful female crime-scene cop as, “Hey, Freak.” Because, think...

• October 16, 2013
• At Home, Drama, Thriller

First of all, let me put this out there… Per Wikipedia: The term “Fifth Estate” has no fixed meaning, but is used — following a formulation that dates back...