Teresa reviews With the Snap of a Finger (2023), (a.k.a. En un Claquement de doight) from Les Petits Muertres and wishes they had focused on the story and not on the stars. (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Agatha adjacent? 1½ psychics The supernatural trappings turn out to be real instead of a coverup. An unwanted son […]
Teresa reviews Meurtres du 3eme Type (2022) and saw an alternative take on a familiar Agatha Christie trope. Murders of the Third Kind; original story Free version in French (no English subtitles) can be found on YouTube. (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Agatha adjacent? 3 UFOs Remove the modern trappings of alien abductions and you’ll recognize […]
Teresa reviews Until Death Do Us Part (2023), an original story from the 1970s season of Les Petits Muertres d’Agatha Christie, and thought the scissor-killings cut out a hole in the plot. (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Agatha adjacent? 2½ scissors She’d do this; have an opportunistic villain piggyback onto someone else’s series of murders. Muddying […]
Teresa reviews Dying on Stage (2021) and found too many plot thread hanging around like broken guitar strings. (Mourir sur Scène) (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Agatha adjacent? 3 falling spotlights You should recognize the plot device from Peril at End House; both in how the primary murder victim dies and who the true villain is. […]
Teresa reviews When the Mice Play (2021), an original story from Les Petits Muertres and enjoyed spotting the Agatha-adjacent tropes. (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel (Quand les Souris Dansent) Agatha adjacent? 3 stranglers This original story includes a callback to The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and the main suspect’s situation recalls three other novels. Quality of […]
Teresa reviews The Hollow (2021), a French version of “The Hollow” in which the plot is jettisoned in favor of comic and tragic love stories. (Le Vallon) (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 1½ guns The murderer remains the same, the main victim is still a cheating egoist, but everything else in the novel […]
Teresa reviews The Dark Room (2021), an original story from Les Petits Muertres, and discerned the shadow of Agatha in these fashion crimes. (Le Chambre Noire) (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: Zero stranglers This is original material, but it’s best to say it’s Agatha-adjacent. Quality of movie: 4 stranglers The Les Petits Muertres […]
Teresa reviews Endless Night (2021), the first episode of a new season from Les Petits Muertres and found it a disco-era update with one major difference. (La Nuit Qui ne Finit Pas / The Night That Never Ends) (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2 guns The hidden couple murder the dumb, naïve, rich […]
Teresa reviews A Body for Breakfast (2019), the last episode of season two of Les Petits Meurtres, and thought it a combination of fun and frustrating. (Un Cadavre au petit dejeuner) Original story (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: zero knives This isn’t based on an Agatha story. It’s “inspired” by her, but only […]
Teresa Reviews Rendezvous with Death (2019) and was shocked to discover the second-best adaptation behind the Japanese version. Available on: YouTube Premium Channel (subscription) Fidelity to text: 3 stranglers The motive, the backstory, the abusive Mrs. Boynton, and her victimized family with an extra body thrown in. And a dog. Quality of movie: 4 stranglers […]