Teresa reviews David Suchet on the Orient Express (2010) and wished there was more behind-the-scenes looks at how the train operates. (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Is it entertaining? 4 Agathas Five Agathas if you’re a major train buff. Is it educational? 3 Agathas My God, the amount of material they glossed over due to a […]
Teresa reviews Agatha Christie’s Garden (2006) and was disappointed at this shallow and uninformative look at her green thumb. (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Is it entertaining? 1 Agathas If you’re a serious gardener, you’ll be seriously disappointed. Is it educational? 2 Agathas You won’t learn anything you didn’t already know, and every time they break […]
Teresa reviews Poirot: Super Sleuths (2006) and wished the documentary was longer so we could hear more from the behind-the-camera workers. (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Is it entertaining? 4 Agathas As always, this documentary was too short! Is it educational? 3 Agathas There’s wasn’t enough time devoted to what the writers, directors, and producers must […]
Teresa reviews Behind the Scenes: Agatha Christie’s Poirot (2005) and Poirot and Me shorts (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Are they entertaining? 4 Agathas They were all too short! I could have spent much more time with David Suchet and company. Is it educational? 4 Agathas You’ll get some understanding about what a mammoth undertaking it […]
Teresa reviews The Agatha Christie Code (2005) and found its trendy pseudoscience and overly dramatic sets an embarrassment for the academics involved. (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Is it entertaining? 2 1/2 Agathas Entertaining isn’t quite the correct word. Bizarre pseudo-profound is more like it. Is it educational? 1 Agatha It’s codswallop from start to finish, […]
Teresa reviews The Trouble with Agatha Christie (1991) and saw a snapshot of Christie World from 1991. (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Is it entertaining? 3 Agathas They sure got a top-notch crowd to comment on Agatha! Is it educational? 2 ½ Agathas Read more of Teresa’s Agatha Christie movie reviews at Peschel Press. Also, follow […]
Teresa Reviews Agatha Christie: An Unfinished Portrait (1990) and liked the documentary’s film clips, but what was that psychic on about? (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Is it entertaining? 3½ Agathas Photos I’ve never seen before, and Agatha and Max Mallowan’s own voices with film clips, but overall it’s choppy and muddled. Is it educational? 3 […]
Teresa Reviews Riddle of End House (1989) and found this a let-down after the faithful Russian adaptations of Ackroyd and And Then There Were None. (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 4 ½ guns George Challenger’s drug ring gets downsized to almost nothing, and Freddie’s husband disappears. Everything else remains. Quality of movie: 3 […]
Teresa reviews Chupi Chupi Aashey (1960) and found it a slow moving and very Indian adaptation of “The Mousetrap.” (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to play: 4½ stranglers You’re trapped in a flooded health resort in India, but you’ll still recognize almost everyone. Quality of movie: 3½ stranglers The added opening sets up the story […]
Teresa reviews Accident (1990) which adds Miss Marple to the story but gives her little to do. (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3 ½ poisoned teacups Miss Marple’s inclusion was clumsily done. Worse, she didn’t save the day. Quality of movie: 3 poisoned teacups Slow, stodgy, illogical, and talky. But this is the […]