The Bric-a-Brac of Games
In gaming generally, relevant and irrelevant objects are forever separated because mixing them up might be too confusing for the player.
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I Just Murdered My Sister, and It Was Kind of Fun
The Deed makes murder a game, a pretty fun game.
23 Aug 2016
Ian McKellen Unravels the Mystery of the Literary Icon in 'Mr. Holmes'
In Mr. Holmes, Ian McKellen presents three different Sherlocks: the brilliant detective he once was, the 93-year-old man in mental decline, and the inescapable character created by John Watson.
10 Nov 2015
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Canon-era Adaptation
No matter how many adaptations have come and gone since, William Gillette’s interpretation of Sherlock Holmes provides the inspiration, good or bad, for those that follow.
08 Nov 2015
A Study in the Sociopathic: 'Moebius: Empire Rising
Unlike Sherlock Holmes, Malachi Rector lacks the charm that makes the audience forgive him for his antisocial and sometimes sociopathic behavior.
Aaron Bachmann
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20 May 2014
'Sherlock' and the Case of the Changing, Challenging Identities
The third season of Sherlock becomes much more meta and challenges the very concept of who Sherlock Holmes is, and suggests change is indeed in the (east) wind.
11 Feb 2014
A Glossy, Toothless Sherlock Holmes Pastiche: 'The Seven-Per-Cent Solution'
If you’ve been harboring a secret desire to see Sigmund Freud play platform tennis, this is the film for you.
29 Jan 2013
Thursdays This Fall: An Early TV Preview
FOX’s American Idol, the current highest rated show on TV, will still hold a Thursday night spot when it returns in January, but the season starts off with the less-popular X Factor.
07 Aug 2012
No Contract for Old Men: 5 'Old Folks' in Pop Culture That Are 5Xs Tougher Than You
It'd be a shame if the endless emphasis on youth results in a lack of "grown-up" concerns in pop culture. Here are five examples of the old kicking ass and refusing to give way to the young in mainstream pop culture.
31 May 2012
Brainy is the New Sexy: 'Sherlock Season Two'
Irene Adler aptly deduces that “Brainy is the new sexy.” Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holmes and the second season of Sherlock are just that--as well as increasingly popular around the world.
22 May 2012
'House of Silk': It's a Good Time to Be Sherlock Holmes
Anthony Horowitz’s latest novel, The House of Silk, is being proclaimed as a modern classic. But is it truly a classic Sherlock Holmes adventure or yet another modernization of the great detective?
01 Nov 2011
Sherlockians, Whovians, Woodies: Summer is the Season for Cinematic Tourists
Each summer they descend upon London en masse. Who are these cinematic tourists, and why do they travel thousands of miles to see where real or fictitious people enacted the stories that captured fans’ imagination?
26 Jul 2011
"It Is a Capital Mistake to Theorize Without Data..."
The critical reception of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes owes more to Basil Rathbone than Robert Downey Jr.
03 Feb 2011
The 12-Disk Great Detectives Anthology' Is a Treat for Lovers of Classic British Sleuth Stories
This is an excellent anthology for those whose interests match up with its strengths: people with a love for all things British, admirers of classic detective stories, fans of good storytelling, and those with an interest in how TV production has changed over the years.
09 Dec 2010
'Sherlock' Is Divorced from Reality, Yet Deeply In-Tune with an Irresistible Alternate Reality
The modern Sherlock Holmes is so compelling because he is a modern intellectual appealing to audiences who, for the most part, live in a world dissociated from intellectualism.
03 Dec 2010
'The Search for Sherlock Holmes': The Man Who Never Lived
Scottish actor David Hayman, Detective Superintendent Michael Walker on the television program Trial and Retribution, takes on a real-life investigation of the enduringly popular character Sherlock Holmes.
17 Nov 2010
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