Jared Harris
Movie Review: Morbius
While "Morbius" may not be the worst non-Marvel made Marvel movie ever to be foisted upon an unsuspecting public, it is certainly far from the best.
Movie Review: Pompeii
There are certain events from history that inherently lend themselves to being depicted on the movie screen. One such event is the destruction of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii following the eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Pompeii has already been used as the setting of no less than nine films, many of them based on or inspired by Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s 1834 novel The Las...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Mount Vesuvius Goes Boom in Pompeii
It’s the last week of August, and that means the end of the summer movie season is finally here. But as any educated consumer of film can tell you, movies that emphasize spectacle over substance are in no way limited to the summer months. And this week’s Trailer Trashin’ is a great example of this, with our first look at this coming February’s historical action-adventure Po...[Read More]
Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Like most people, I was dubious at first about Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes back in 2009. The idea of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s master sleuth being turned into an action hero seemed like some kind of cultural sacrilege. But when the film came out and received surprisingly positive reviews, I went to see it, and I am glad that I did. Although the filmmakers had pumped up Doyle’s brief mentions of H...[Read More]