Reviewing a new show, especially one adapted from other material, is a tricky business. If that previous material was much loved, and has a devoted following, it gets even harder. And if the reviewer doesn’t know that previous material well, or not at all, it’s a difficult road to navigate. But not every watcher knows […]
This weekend, an ambitious retelling of a classic children’s series will come to life on HBO – His Dark Materials will debut on Monday, November 4. The series will star James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Dafne Keene as the young Lyra Belacqua. I wasn’t familiar with HDM before San Diego ComicCon this past […]
M. Knight Shyamalan’s newly-revealed-to-be-a-trilogy ending film Glass debuted a trailer at SDCC yesterday. Following the Bruce Willis/Samuel L. Jackson film Unbreakable, and the seemingly unrelated (until the last minutes) Split, which starred James McAvoy, Glass brings all those stars – and story lines – together. From Unbreakable, Bruce Willis returns as David Dunn as does Samuel L. […]
