Sherlock Holmes

Legendary gumshoe takes first steps in ‘A Study in Scarlet’ (1887)

“A Study in Scarlet” (1887), Arthur Conan Doyle’s first Sherlock Holmes novel and a formative entry in the burgeoning mystery genre, remains entertaining 137 years

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‘Cry of Thunder’ (2008) has Holmes, Kolchak … and messy plot 

“Sherlock Holmes and Kolchak the Night Stalker: Cry of Thunder” (three issues, 2008, collected in 2010) includes the Tombstone Thunderbird myth – remarkably underused in fresh

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Fall movie preview 2022: Release dates, plus 10 films in the spotlight 

The past is ever-present in the Fall 2022 movie season, as a remarkable number of upcoming films are historical dramas, biopics or documentaries. Just about

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10 movies John wouldn’t mind seeing in Fall 2018 (Commentary)

The fall movie season arguably looks better than the summer season this year, with a nice mix of traditional fall films and a few scattered

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Preston and Child intriguingly tap into Sherlock Holmes lore in ‘White Fire’ (Book review)

In their 13th Pendergast novel, “White Fire” (November 2013, hardcover), Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child indulge their love of Sherlock Holmes lore while also delivering what fans

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‘Sherlock Holmes’ has lots of style, but it’s hard to care (Movie review)

I don’t understand these movies that put so much effort into making it look great, and then seem to expend so little effort on plot

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