Is 1979’s ‘Murder by Decree’ the Best Sherlock Holmes Movie? Stephen Arnell October 7, 2020 Bob Clark’s Murder by Decree depicted a passionate and very human Holmes, rather than the usual desiccated figure. After learning of mass murderer… Continue Reading
Dictator Hagiographies: Air-Brushed Totalitarianism On-Screen Stephen Arnell July 16, 2020 Armando Iannucci’s comedy Death of Stalin (2017) depicted a farcical version of the final days of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili… Continue Reading
Richard Lester’s Musketeers Films: Never Bettered, Never Likely to Be Stephen Arnell July 6, 2020 The Three Musketeers (1844) by French author Alexandre Dumas is one of the most filmed novels of all time. We’ve had kids animations (Dogtanian,… Continue Reading
Netherlands Detective Series ‘Van der Valk’ Reboot Headed to U.S. Stephen Arnell February 5, 2020 As the U.K. leaves the E.U. (which believe is an act of immense self-harm), ITV (PBS in the U.S.) is lining up… Continue Reading