Bill reviews Der Hund von Baskerville (1914) and while visually interesting really needed some of D.W. Griffith’s innovations. Fidelity to text: ½ hound Nothing like the novel. Holmes is a gun-toting sleuth, Watson’s an old man living in the basement, and the Hound is a big ole friendly dog. Quality of movie: 1 hound Melodramatic, […]
Teresa reviews David Suchet Around the World (2025) (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Is it entertaining? 3 Agathas There’s a lot of lecturing going on along with the travelogue. Is it educational? 2 Agathas I wanted a lot more info about the Empire Exhibition itself and not on the evils of colonialism. Read more of Teresa’s […]
Teresa reviews Murder Is Easy (2023) and was enjoying it until climax where the scriptwriters faltered. (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3 miscellaneous deaths (falling, drowning, car, poison, tree branch) Inspector Battle’s still gone and so is antiques dealer Mr. Ellsworthy. Luke’s now from Nigeria, and all decent people loathe the empire. Quality […]
Teresa reviews Go Back for Murder (1980), the Italian version of the play based on Five Little Pigs. (Delitto retrospettivo) (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3 poisoned beers Carla’s jerk boyfriend gets disappeared, destroying the love triangle. Quality of movie: 3 poisoned beers The stage play was filmed, so expect stagy, static, and […]
Teresa reviews Towards Zero (2025) and found the BBC production a beautiful but damp adaptation with a disappointing Audrey. (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3 golf clubs You’ll recognize most of the plot elements, despite them being sieved through a tennis racket and remixed. Quality of movie: 3 golf clubs The pacing often […]
Teresa Reviews the Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim (2005), but she kept being distracted by the better Suchet version. (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 4½ thieves Minor differences to accommodate Maybelle and let Oliver find a clue. Quality of movie: 3½ thieves I shouldn’t have, but I kept comparing this to the much better […]
Teresa reviews Four and Twenty Blackbirds (2005) and found it more static than the Miss Marple episodes. (Nijuyon-wa no kuro-tsugumi) Link: DailyMotion (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 4 falling down stairs Other than adding Maybelle, Oliver, Miss Lemon, and Hastings to do the legwork and removing dentist Henry Bonnington, it’s all there. Quality […]
Teresa reviews Riddle of the Cheap Flat (2005) and thought they neatly inserted Maybelle and her quest to be a detective into the story. (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Read more of Teresa’s Agatha Christie movie reviews at Peschel Press. Also, follow Teresa’s discussion of these movie on her podcast. Fidelity to text: 3 spies The […]
Teresa reviews Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan (2004) and thought that, for a debut episode, there needed to be more action. (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3½ thieves Pretty close, considering Maybelle, her dad, and Oliver must be introduced and then meet Poirot and Hastings. Quality of movie: 3 thieves Too much […]
Teresa reviews Motive v. Opportunity (2005) and appreciates how Miss Marple teaches us to be wary of fake spiritualists. Source: DailyMotion (c)2025 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 4 crystal balls You’ll never catch Miss Marple conducting a séance, but she does here, and it’s for the benefit of the duck. Quality of episode: 4½ […]