Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

A few weeks ago, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows came out. While it’s not the Sherlock Holmes production most of my friends were anticipating — that would be the second season of the BBC’s Sherlock, which began airing on BBC1 yesterday — it’s the Sherlock Holmes event I was most anticipating. Don’t misunderstand. MuchContinue reading “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”

On Sherlock Holmes

It only took a week for me to get to the theater to see Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock Holmes in the rather unimaginatively titled Sherlock Holmes. But yesterday being New Year’s Day, with nothing else pressing, I went to the local movieplex in the afternoon, thinking I would miss the thronging crowds. Alas, IContinue reading “On Sherlock Holmes”

On Photos of Robert Downey, Jr.’s Sherlock Holmes

So, I’ve just seen photos of Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock Holmes from Guy Ritchie’s upcoming film. Now, obviously, Holmes never held a Starbucks cup in 1895. This is probably the “cleanest” of the photos, without directors, Starbucks coffee cups, or boom mics. Now, I have a lot of faith in Downey as an actor.Continue reading “On Photos of Robert Downey, Jr.’s Sherlock Holmes”