Teresa reviews Murder on the Links (2015), an episode from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie titled Le Crime ne paie pas (Crime Does Not Pay), and disliked the inane subplot involving graft and an incompetent investigation. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2 stranglers The central plot is buried under mountains of useless padding […]
Teresa reviews Cards on the Table (2015) an episode from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie and thought it was better than the Poirot episode. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3½ daggers Considerably closer than the Poirot episode which you’d think would be the gold standard. Quality of movie: 3½ daggers I still can’t […]
Teresa reviews “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” (2015), the French episode Pourquoi pas Martin? from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Amazon DVD set Fidelity to text: 3½ cliff shoves Laurence and Avril divvy up Bobby and Frankie’s roles, but otherwise, the plot remains intact. Quality of movie: 3½ cliff shoves […]
Welcome to the Peschel Press Newsletter for June 2023. Believe it or not, we’ve got things on our calendar in the dog days of summer if you want to meet us in person. In July, we’ve got one, count ’em, one event. On Sunday, 16 July 2023, we’ll be at the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop at […]
Teresa reviews Dumb Witness (2015), a.k.a. Temoin Muet from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie, Season Two and wished it had followed through on its supernatural premise. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Amazon DVD set Fidelity to text: 3 poison bottles Surprisingly close, although the motive for murder changes as does the relationship between Bella and […]
Teresa reviews Sparkling Cyanide (2015), a.k.a. Meurtre au Champagne from the second season of Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie, and enjoyed it when the stars were offstage. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Amazon DVD set Fidelity to text: 3½ poisoned cocktails Considering how much was rewritten, the plot’s surprisingly close to Agatha’s version. Quality of […]
Teresa Reviews Towards Zero (2007) and found L’Heure zero a great version with some French weirdness. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 4 blunt objects Remarkably close, with added French weirdness. Don’t miss that musician merry-go-round complete with a bassoonist! Quality of film: 4 blunt objects Funny, fast-paced, coherent, although there were some missed […]
Hello again! Another month has flown by and here is the Peschel Press newsletter for May 2023. We’ve been busy with events and have two more coming up if you want to see us in person. First, important news: Amazon is raising the price to print books in its Kindle Direct Publishing program. That means […]
Teresa reviews 4.50 from Paddington (2008), a.k.a. the French Le Crime Est Notre Affaire (Crime Is Our Business) featuring Tommy and Tuppence, and loves its attention to the devastating effect of murder. Fidelity to text: 3 1/2 stranglers It’s remarkably true to the text considering that a French Tommy and Tuppence fill in for Miss […]
Teresa reviews Curtain (2015), a.k.a. The Disappearance of the Lover with Two Faces, the last episode arc from Checkmate, and felt like something was lost in translation (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Ebay listing Fidelity to text: 2 deaths by freezing You’ll recognize the harmless dweeb who’s really the evil mastermind and the turning table […]