Mr Holmes

This Week’s DVD Picks: Adaptations (16th December 2015)

This week’s DVD releases are adaptations or twists on classic stories, films, or television shows. Mr Holmes Mr Holmes is a twist on the tales of famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, and stars Sir Ian McKellan as an ageing Holmes. With his health and memory ailing, Holmes relies on the care of his housekeeper Mrs…

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Seven Films (and One Special Screening) not to miss in Australian cinemas this July!

July has arrived! And with it are a string of the American blockbusters that usually come with it. But, that won’t stop the variety, with documentaries about famous musicians, a take on the later years of Sherlock Holmes and the return of an Anime classic amongst the films we’re excited to see on the big…

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Sydney Film Festival Review: Mr Holmes (UK/USA, 2015)

Mysteries and detective stories have long been popular in literature, arts, films, with the story of Sherlock Holmes long enduring time and remake after reboot after re-imagining. In Mr Holmes we take a look at the world’s greatest detective in his twilight years long since retired but still troubled by one unsolved case. Sherlock Holmes…

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Enjoy this debut clip of Sir Ian McKellen as Sherlock Holmes in Mr Holmes.

We’ve enjoyed a barrage of Sherlock Holmes related material in recent years, from the brilliant BBC series Sherlock to the two Guy Richie films and the US version in Elementary. And now there’s a new film to add to the modern repertoire of the classic detective series. Coming out later this year (the Australian release…

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