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ENOLA HOLMES 3 – Review by Valerie Kalfrin

June 26, 2026June 29, 2026 Valerie Kalfrin Enola Holmes 3, Helena Bonham Carter, henry cavill, Himesh Patel, Lewis Partridge, millie bobby btown, Philip Barantini, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Sherlock Holmes

In the sprightly entertaining Enola Holmes 3, Sherlock Holmes’s headstrong younger sister susses out not just how and why her brother vanished but what kind of Victorian-era woman she wants to be. Having made a name for herself as a sleuth in the previous Netflix films, Enola finds herself torn on her wedding day between her love for the young politician Tewkesbury and literally taking on his name as a proper Victorian lady. That she might have to give up detecting as well gives her pause enough to set out late for the ceremony, only to learn from Dr. Watson (Himesh Patel) that Sherlock (Henry Cavill) is missing. Enola Holmes 3 is an energetic whodunit, taking its older, still spirited protagonist through some slightly more mature territory.

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ADOLESCENCE – Review by Diane Carson

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 Diane Carson Adolescence, Erin Doherty, Jack Thorne, Matthew Lewis, netflix, owen cooper, Philip Barantini, series, Stephen Graham

From the beginning of time, murder investigations have intrigued and mystified audiences in fiction and nonfiction stories, news reports and archival research. Unsurprisingly, they have also proliferated on streaming platforms where a special few rise above mere exploitive, sensationalistic indulgence. In that regard, among the best and the most unusual is the recent, U.K. series Adolescence, all four chapters written by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham and directed by Philip Barantini. The authorial unity and single director effect a harmonized unity for an insightful, powerful series.