Teresa reviews Shubho Mahurat (2003) and while it was an adequate adaptation, it’s murky lighting and thin subtitling made us wish for more. English Translation: The First Shoot Based upon “The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side” (1962) My source: I found my copy on eBay. Fidelity to text: 2 poisoned glasses of soda You’ll […]
Teresa reviews The Great Alibi (2008) and found it surprisingly faithful to the novel, even without Poirot. (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel French name: (Le Grand Alibi) Found how? DVD with English subtitles bought online through eBay. It was hard to find with the English subtitles! Fidelity to text: 3½ guns Surprisingly close, even with the […]
(Hungarian title: A Titokzatos Stylesi Eset) Teresa reviews The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2022), a Hungarian version using images, movie clips, and a sole narrator to tell the story. (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 4 poison bottles Considering what a bizarre, short, avant-garde film this is, it’s amazingly close. Quality of film: unratable […]
Teresa reviews Darkes Forest Blues (2023), a short movie from Australia based on a scene from Murder on the Orient Express (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Source: YouTube “Darkes Forest Blues” Fidelity to text: 2 guns The story’s central conceit, albeit gender-swapped, remains. Amazing for an 8-minute student film. Quality of film: 2 guns The second […]
Teresa reviews A Haunting in Venice (2023) and enjoyed this spooky adaptation of Hallow’een Party. (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2 drowning victims The names match. There’s a Halloween party. A chunk of Nemesis forms the true motive. Quality of movie: 4 drowning victims I hated Ariadne Oliver’s motivation. I refuse to believe […]
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 […]
Bill reviews The Dying Detective (1921) and found the 30-minute short wasting away as well. (c) 2024 Bill Peschel Fidelity to text: 1 injections The few title cards fail to convey important parts of the story, and the last-minute “twist” is baffling and illogical. Quality of film: 1 injection Headache-inducing jerky camera movements and damaged […]
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 Phantom (2021) Hjerson and despite the dysfunction wealthy family hijinks keeps fixating on the dead guy in the chicken suit. (c)2024 by Teresa Peschel Agatha Adjacent? 1 hired killer Yew berries figure in the plot, like they did in A Pocket Full of Rye. Otherwise nothing. Quality of movie: 3 hired killers Plot […]