TV Reviews5.8/10
The ABC Murders Review: Malkovich’s Poirot Stays Ahead Of The Killer’s Alphabetical Game
An old grey detective chases a murderer who kills in alphabetical towns, each death spelling doom across England.
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Tag: Agatha Christie
TV Reviews5.8/10
Netflix’s ‘Seven Dials’ Is a Middling Agatha Christie Adaptation Worth a Glance
A grand country house party turns tragic in Netflix's Agatha Christie adaptation, a mixed bag of clever sleuthing and tedious pacing.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
A Haunting in Venice Review: Fog and Ghosts, No Killer
A séance in Venice summons a ghost, and Poirot chases a killer's shadow across a haunted palazzo.
Movie Reviews5.2/10
Death on the Nile Review: Branagh’s Poirot Returns, Handsome but Thin
Kenneth Branagh returns as Hercule Poirot in Death on the Nile, a handsome but thin 2022 mystery that spends too long assembling its pieces.
Movie Reviews6.4/10
John Cusack Checks Into a Motel Where the Guests Keep Dying
James Mangold's Identity (2003) traps ten strangers in a Nevada motel as a killer counts down by room key. A 90-minute thriller that mostly works.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Agatha Christie’s Poirot”: David Suchet’s Career-Defining Turn”
David Suchet played Hercule Poirot across 70 episodes and 13 series, becoming the most faithful Poirot ever filmed. The show ends at 8.2 out of 10.
TV Reviews8.6/10
And Then There Were None: A Three-Hour Execution That Never Wastes a Minute
BBC One's 2015 adaptation of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None: cast, three-night ratings, the figurine countdown, and why it still holds up.
4 Agatha Christie Novels That Have Never Been Adapted for the Screen
Four Agatha Christie novels have never been adapted for the screen, including Death Comes as the End and Postern of Fate.
Movie Reviews5.2/10
Murder on the Orient Express (2017): First-Class Cast, Second-Class Script
Kenneth Branagh's 2017 Murder on the Orient Express has a first-class cast and a second-class script. A 5.2/10 review of the Christie adaptation.
BritBox’s ‘Tommy & Tuppence’ Is the Cozy Fall Mystery to Fill the ‘Only Murders’ Gap
BritBox's 'Agatha Christie's Tommy & Tuppence' is a charming cozy mystery with great chemistry, perfect for filling the 'Only Murders' void this fall.