Movie Review: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” (2012)

N.B. – This is the review that nearly killed The Warden’s Walk. Thinking about the movie, even over a year after I saw it, depresses me. It’s torn me up, trying to evaluate it. Are a few flecks of brilliance enough to make a dull rock valuable? I hope so, but I wonder. Yet The

TV Show Review: BBC’s Robin Hood Episode 1.06 “The Tax Man Cometh”

Series Title: Robin Hood (IMDb) Episode: 1.06 “The Tax Man Cometh” Original Air Date: November 11, 2006 Length: 45 minutes Director: Dwight O’Dwyer Writer: Dominic Minghella Lead Actors: Jonas Armstrong (Robin), Richard Armitage (Guy of Gisborne), Keith Allen (Sheriff of Nottingham), Lucy Griffiths (Marian), Anjali Jay (Djaq) Synopsis: “Robin captures a tax inspector and plots

TV Review: BBC’s Robin Hood Episode 1.05 “Turk Flu”

Series Title: Robin Hood (IMDb) Episode: 1.05 “Turk Flu” Original Air Date: March 31, 2006 Length: 45 minutes Director: Dwight O’Dwyer Writer: Dominic Minghella Lead Actors: Jonas Armstrong (Robin), Sam Troughton (Much), Richard Armitage (Guy of Gisborne), Keith Allen (Sheriff of Nottingham), Gordon Kennedy (Little John) Synopsis: “The Sheriff is importing slaves to work in

TV Show Review: BBC’s Robin Hood Episode 1.04 “Parent Hood”

Series Title: Robin Hood (IMDb) Episode: 1.04 “Parent Hood” Original Air Date: October 28, 2006 Length: 45 minutes Director: Richard Standeven Writer: Paul Cornell Lead Actors: Jonas Armstrong (Robin), William Beck (Royston White), Richard Armitage (Guy of Gisborne), Keith Allen (Sheriff of Nottingham), Gordon Kennedy (Little John) Synopsis: “Roy is captured and the results may

TV Review: BBC’s Robin Hood Episode 1.03 “Who Shot the Sheriff?”

Find my other reviews of this show at my Review List. Series Title: Robin Hood (IMDb) Episode: 1.03 “Who Shot the Sheriff?” Original Air Date: October 21, 2006 Length: 45 minutes Director: Richard Standeven Writer: Paul Cornell Lead Actors: Jonas Armstrong (Robin), Sam Troughton (Much), Richard Armitage (Guy of Gisborne), Keith Allen (Sheriff of Nottingham),

TV Show Review: BBC’s Robin Hood Episode 1.02 “Sheriff Got Your Tongue?”

Series Title: Robin Hood (IMDb) Episode: 1.02 “Sheriff Got Your Tongue?” Original Air Date: October 14, 2006 Length: 45 minutes Director: John McKay Writer: Dominic Minghella Lead Actors: Jonas Armstrong (Robin), Sam Troughton (Much), Richard Armitage (Guy of Gisborne), Keith Allen (Sheriff of Nottingham), Gordon Kennedy (Little John) Content Advisory: Light PG-13 violence of the

TV Show Review: BBC’s Robin Hood Episode 1.1 “Will You Tolerate This?”

Series Title: Robin Hood (IMDb) Episode: 1.1 “Will You Tolerate This?” Original Air Date: October 7, 2006 Length: 45 minutes Director: John McKay Writer: Dominic Minghella Lead Actors: Jonas Armstrong (Robin), Sam Troughton (Much), Richard Armitage (Guy of Gisborne), Keith Allen (Sheriff of Nottingham), Lucy Griffiths (Marian) Content Advisory: Very light PG-13 stuff; goofy action,