S Categories Reviews TV November 16, 2020 Season 2 of “His Dark Materials” puts lore over character HBO Max's adaptation of the Philip Pullman novels seems disinterested in examining its characters upon its return.
& Categories Movies Reviews August 5, 2020 “The Secret Garden” is just lively enough Marc Munden's adaptation of the Frances Hodgson Burnett novel is too myopic to fully bloom, but it has just enough flourishes to work.
& Categories TV March 13, 2020 “The Letter for the King” Has a Slow Delivery Netflix's latest overstuffed fantasy adaptation is a challenge for viewers' time & patience.
H Categories TV December 23, 2019 His Dark Materials Season Finale: “Betrayal” Shots are fired & Lyra suffers an unimaginable loss in a sober end to a solid debut season.
H Categories Movies December 16, 2019 His Dark Materials Recap: “The Fight to the Death” Iorek reclaims his throne & Lyra gets both a new name & a family reunion in an uneven penultimate episode.
H Categories TV December 3, 2019 His Dark Materials Recap: “The Lost Boy” Things take a bleak turn as Lyra goes on a side trip & discovers the fate of one of the missing children.