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 […]
Teresa reviews L’Heure Zéro (2019), adapted from “They Do It With Mirrors,” and discovers that familiarity breeds contempt. (A rewatched and revised review for the “International Agatha Christie, She Watched” project) (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: ½ poison bottles and knives Boil down the plot to “A man frames his hated ex-wife for […]
Teresa reviews A Crazy Case (2019) an adaptation of “Evil Under the Sun” for Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie but set at a psychiatric clinic. French title: Ding Dingue Dong (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2½ stranglers Despite the changes, the core plot remains. A couple hides behind a façade, timing isn’t what […]
Teresa reviews Murderous Melodies (2018), an adaptation of The Sittaford Mystery from the French Little Murders of Agatha Christie, and feels unexpectedly hopeful about the rest of the series. (Mélodie Mortelle) Source: MHz subscription channel at Amazon Prime. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 1½ syringes A séance starts the action. The murderer claims […]