Teresa reviews Tape-Measure Murder (2005) and says the anime adaptation is coherent and complete for a 25 minute episode. (Makijaku satsujin jiken) (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 5 garrotes Maybelle and the duck exist to ask leading questions but otherwise, you’ll recognize every moment. Quality of movie: 4 garrotes Coherent and complete, considering […]

Teresa reviews Perfect Maid (2005) from the Japanese anime series Agatha Christie’s Great Detectives Poirot and Marple. (Moshibun no nai Meido) (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Source: YouTube Fidelity to text: 5 thieves Maybelle takes Edna’s role and Constable Hearst takes Inspector Slack’s, but otherwise, it’s all there. Quality of movie: 4 thieves Tightly written and […]

Teresa reviews Strange Will (2004) and thought that it packed a lot of story into 25 minutes. (Fugawari na Yuigon) (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 5 stamps The major change was changing a British idiom into a joke for the Japanese audience. Quality of film: 4 stamps There’s a lot packed into 25 […]

Teresa reviews 4.50 from Paddington (2018), the Japanese TV movie version, and thought it was a faithful adaptation with a youthened Miss Marple. Known in Japan as Paddington Hatsu 4ji 50pun: Shindai Tokkyuu Satsushin Jiken. (Bill here: I’m sorry this is kinda truncated. We’ve been working hard this past week on getting the book finished […]

Teresa reviews Murder on the Orient Express (2015) and found the second episode a worthy addition to the Christie canon (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel (Oriento Kyuukou Satsujin Jiken) How acquired: DVD version from Japan from a friend. Fidelity to text: 4 knives The first episode of the two-part TV movie follows the text closely, other […]

Teresa reviews Death in the Clouds (2005) and found the multi-episode story a faithful adaptation. (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 4 poisoned darts Maybelle, Oliver, and Hastings replaced a few minor characters. Otherwise, it’s all there. Quality of movie: 4 poisoned darts Lovely, evocative watercolor tour of Paris complement a fast-paced story. Read […]

Teresa reviews The Mystery of the Ten Strangers (2011) (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel (Video of the episodes can be found at the RTVE site (subscription needed), while transcripts needed to assemble the English subtitles can be found at the Agatha Christie Wiki page.) Fidelity to text: 3½ weapons The characters don’t match And Then There […]

Teresa reviews Lucy Worsley’s Agatha Christie documentary and says enjoy the new stories and photos and ignore Worsley’s class biases (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Is it entertaining? 4 Agathas Yes, although I’d have preferred seeing more of Lucy’s guests talking and less of her reacting to them. Is it educational? 3½ Agathas Lucy brings up […]

Teresa Reviews Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie (2022) and found it a magical mystery tour of Christieland (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Documentary found on Amazon Prime. Is it entertaining? 5 Agathas A whirlwind, fun tour of Agatha, her inspirations, and the origins of Miss Marple and Poirot. Is it educational? 4½ Agathas The occasional […]