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Probably the best, Mai 17 2003

With the exception of the cheesy merry-go-round dog attack at the beginning of this TV movie, this version of "The Hound of the Baskervilles" is superb. Ian Richardson plays Holmes with a flair that matches the great Jeremy Brett. It's a shame that Richardson's Holmes is only captured in one other occasion on film. ("The Sign of Four")

In contrast, it's also a shame that "Hound" is probably the most screen adapted literary work ever (there are at least 10 films) but there is no perfect definitive version. This is probably as close as we're going to get. This film, made in 1983, far outshines the 2000 BBC version with its horrid CGI dog and a Watson who is likely computer generated as… Lire la suite

"The music of pain." (or at least adolescence), Nov. 7 2000

For a first time screenwriter, Joss Whedon's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was a good effort for a feature film. I thought for sure the series was going to tank. When I started watching halfway through the first season, I quickly found that I was wrong. "Buffy" simply blossoms on television. I've been hooked ever since.

For the first time, Whedon has provided us with all the terrors of high school (remember those?) in a horror genre setting. Not only that, but he provides a confident, cool FEMALE character to trounce the bad guys. Whether you're a fan of the genre or a teenage feminist, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) provides a niche for the unpopular misfits in high… Lire la suite

This is SPINAL TAP for Beatles fans, Oct. 3 2000

Hilarious mockumentary about a British band that... well, you can guess the rest. The clips of their "movies" are the absolute best! Who could forget "Ouch!" (to the tune of "Help!") complete with kamikaze watermelons; or the enigmatic "Cheese And Onions" which brings an entire orchestra to a crescendo - just to end on one brief note from an out of tune piano?

Featuring Eric Idle and Bill Murray, "The Rutles" is often sillier and more entertaining than "This is Spinal Tap". A must for Beatles fans that don't take themselves too seriously. (Also check out the Rutles self-titled album and more recent "Archeology" in the… Lire la suite