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Robin Hood Misses Its Mark

This film actually snuck up on me in the not so distant past.  I wasn’t even aware work had wrapped up on a new Robin Hood story, let alone through the direction of the great Ridley Scott.  Well here we are in the third weekend in May and Robin Hood has arrived. Starring the controversial […]

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Robin’s In Da Hood – ‘Robin Hood’ (Movie Review)

After many, MANY various adaptations of the same story, Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien) has directed a re-visioning of the classic tale of Robin Hood, with an all star cast including Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, William Hurt, Mark Strong, Danny Huston and Max von Sydow.  Many people say it looks just like another Gladiator, but my review […]

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Sherlock Holmes (Blu-ray Review)

It still holds true, after my Blu-ray viewing last night, that I generally like movies more the second time around.  So why would last night’s viewing of Sherlock Holmes on Blu-ray be any different?  I’m not going to lie and say that I fell head over heels in love with the film concurrently with my […]

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Nothing Escapes Sherlock Holmes

Even if I used terms such as clever, bright, ingenious, adept, cunning, discerning, quick-witted, resourceful, shrewd, versatile and keen, I could never come close to describing the attributes of the fictional character Sherlock Holmes.  And to think, I once thought the television character MacGyver was the most brilliant and quick thinking man I ever known.

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Sherlock Holmes Review

Disappointment is a feeling no one enjoys, especially when it comes to a movie with a good deal of positive buzz surrounding it.  So, when it comes to Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, a film boasting a great cast and director, it is even more of a let down.  Not to be mistaken, Holmes is an […]

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