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‘Miss Sherlock’ Homages Sherlock Holmes with an Androgynous Twist

‘Miss Sherlock’ Homages Sherlock Holmes with an Androgynous Twist

The television show Miss Sherlock bends and twists the conventional Japanese character into something that fills the world of Sherlock Holmes.

Not So Elementary: ‘The Sherlock Holmes Vault Collection’ Offers Rare Deductions

Not So Elementary: ‘The Sherlock Holmes Vault Collection’ Offers Rare Deductions

We thoroughly inspect the four 1930s features and bonuses in The Film Detective’s The Sherlock Holmes Vault Collection.

‘Sherlock’ Season Four: The Russian Roulette of Relationships

‘Sherlock’ Season Four: The Russian Roulette of Relationships

Sherlock Holmes is tempted, tortured, and tested in season four of ‘Sherlock’ – all in the name of love.

The Bric-a-Brac of Games

I Just Murdered My Sister, and It Was Kind of Fun

I Just Murdered My Sister, and It Was Kind of Fun

The Deed makes murder a game, a pretty fun game.
Ian McKellen Unravels the Mystery of the Literary Icon in ‘Mr. Holmes’

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.
SFSFF 2015: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Canon-era Adaptation

SFSFF 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.

A Study in the Sociopathic: ‘Moebius: Empire Rising

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.
‘Sherlock’ and the Case of the Changing, Challenging Identities

‘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.
The Way We Watch Television: ‘Sherlock’ By the Numbers

The Way We Watch Television: ‘Sherlock’ By the Numbers

Fans of Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat’s Sherlock will go to great lengths to watch the television series. We know because we asked.

A Glossy, Toothless Sherlock Holmes Pastiche: ‘The Seven-Per-Cent Solution’

Thursdays This Fall: An Early TV Preview

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