Teresa reviews They Came to Baghdad (1952), a Studio One TV version of the novel, and feels like she wandered into a time capsule. Fidelity to text: 2½ spies The main plot points of this very complicated spy story made it on screen. (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Read more of Teresa’s Agatha Christie movie reviews […]
Teresa reviews Metamorphosis (2021), the last episode of Hjerson, and despite the cancellation, thinks the series is worth watching. (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Agatha Adjacent? 2 handguns What looks like murder a la “Murder in the Mews” isn’t always murder. Quality of movie: 3½ handguns Too many unanswered questions, both in the murder and in […]
Teresa reviews Fin de Siecle (2021) and loved the influence of Scandinavian design on the theme of writing and murder. (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Agatha Adjacent? 1½ freezers Criminals who think they’re smarter than the detective and the detective overhears a chance remark clarifying the situation. Quality of movie on its own? 4 freezers A […]
Teresa reviews Blackout (2021), a two-part episode from “Hjerson” and is looking forward to seeing more, warily. (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Agatha adjacent? 2 garottes A closed circle of people who can’t leave the cruise ship. And Sven Hjerson, Ariadne Oliver’s creation. Quality of movie: 3 ½ garottes Plot holes galore, too much information in […]
Teresa Reviews Boarding School Murders (2023) from Les Petits Meurtres and found it a sad sendoff to a surprising engaging season. Original title: “Meurtres au Pensionnat” (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Agatha adjacent? 2 knives Rose and Julie reenact Gwenda and Leonie’s life-defining moments from Sleeping Murder, along with some twisted love. Quality of movie: 2 […]
Teresa reviews Mortel Karma (2023) from the third season of Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games, and wished for less plot and more depth. a.k.a. Deadly Karma; original story (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Agatha adjacent? 2½ statuettes You’ll recognize how one person receives a message while everyone else hears something different. Plus, blackmailers always get murdered. Quality […]
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. […]