In the movie, Carrey runs wild with the role of Count Olaf, a balding, pathetic excuse for an actor who plots to murder the three young orphans put in his care so that he can steal their fortune. A ...

As with the Harry Potter films, I hadn’t read a word of the Lemony Snicket children’s book series before seeing its first big-screen adaptation. (I’ve still got Russell Banks’ big bastard book ...