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 is followed by tw…
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 …
Scotland Yard (or rather the NEW Scotland Yard) is a nickname for the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service (or "the Met"), aka the City of London police force. Almost two centuries old, the…
I'm not a fan of the Affleck boys and their Boston-centric, f-word laden style of moviemaking, but I have to confess that I was mightily impressed by Gone Baby Gone. The fact that they had a solid sto…
According to screenwriting guru Syd Field, Chinatown may well be the most brilliant screenplay ever written. I'm inclined to think he's right. Despite having watched the film about five times, I'm sti…
