Film Reviews Archive
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Warm Bodes – review
Posted on January 30, 2013 | No CommentsThis movie is the kind of movie you can’t help but leave with a slightly silly grin on your face. Now it might not be as quirky as you might... -
Ripper Street (pilot) – review
Posted on January 18, 2013 | No CommentsNow this, this is my kind of show. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: when it comes to period pieces and murder mysteries, the Brits do it... -
Elementary (pilot) – review
Posted on September 27, 2012 | 5 CommentsHere’s the thing about Elementary – there is literally no way to discuss this show without it being colored by comparisons to the BBC’s exemplary Sherlock. In fact, this is what... -
Inspector Lewis, series VI – review
Posted on July 6, 2012 | No CommentsOh, Lewis, you know I love you. From your tongue in cheek fun at academia’s expense, all the while unabashedly slinging literary references left and right, to the drollness of... -
Sherlock, series 2 – review
Posted on May 4, 2012 | 2 CommentsReview: We Sherlock fans endured a vast, interminable wait between series one and two, but I have to say, tortuous as it was, I’m glad the creative forces behind this show... -
Grimm (pilot) – review
Posted on October 27, 2011 | 4 CommentsReview: There is zero magic to be found in this show. The premise you can pretty much guess from the title: a cop suddenly is able to see the fairy... -
Once Upon A Time (pilot) – review
Posted on October 20, 2011 | 2 CommentsReview: I’m a sucker for a good fairy tale retelling – but good definitely is the operative word. I approached this pilot with both hope and trepidation, as the trailers... -
Case Histories (ep 1) – review
Posted on October 13, 2011 | No CommentsEpisode one (based on Case Histories by Kate Atkinson): While searching for a lost cat, Jackson takes on the cold case of a girl who went missing thirty years earlier.... -
Revenge (pilot) – review
Posted on September 20, 2011 | No CommentsReview: Wrongs being righted, and ruthless millionaire villains given exactly what they deserve – there’s something inherently satisfying in the DNA of Revenge, ABC’s modern retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo.... -
Inspector Lewis, series V – review
Posted on September 17, 2011 | 2 CommentsReview: I love this show, I really, really do, and series V just proves why all over again. Lewis and Hathaway are back – not just in good form, but...
