So the killer was calling from inside the house… Scroll down for the victims, the murderer, the blackmailer(s), the connivers and the conspirators. I’ve bolded the key information if you just want to scan. (My review is here.) There are three murders in the building: of Alicia Drake (which takes place well before our visit);… Whodunnit or woohoodunnit? A Haunting In Venice explained Read More
A Haunting in Venice 3.5 stars
Hercule Poirot is dragged out of retirement to investigate the murder of a famous medium during a séance at a haunted palazzo. (Note: for my plot-re-cap go here) “I talk to ghosts all the time. They say you’re a fake.” says the hilariously precocious young Leopold, who prefers Edgar Allan Poe to parties and calls… A Haunting in Venice Read More
WOOOOOOdunnit? Spooky Agatha Christie tale starts filming in time for Halloween…
Hercule Poirot is to return — in a little-known story of seances and ghosts. Maybe this time his famous moustache will start twirling all by itself? Production on 20th Century Studios’ “ Haunting in Venice, an unsettling supernatural-thriller inspired by Agatha Christie’s novel Hallowe’en Party, is set to begin next month. The film will open in… WOOOOOOdunnit? Spooky Agatha Christie tale starts filming in time for Halloween… Read More
See How They Run recap: killer, motive, fact and fiction
A film about the search for a murderer linked to a play about a search for a murderer based on a real life case. With more layers than the massive cake that murder victim Leo Köpernik falls into at The Mousetrap‘s 100th performance celebrations, See How They Run blends a real life case of child… See How They Run recap: killer, motive, fact and fiction Read More
See How They Run 3.5 stars
A rookie WPC and her inspector try to solve a murder committed in 1950s London theatreland. I love watching anything Agatha Christie-related: her tightly-plotted mysteries, clues in plain sight yet inexplicably invisible until that last drawing room denouement. And I love to follow her detectives’ methodology as I sit my two sons in the drawing… See How They Run Read More
Episode 3 re-cap: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?
Very spoilery. Also check out my review, my article on the ending and order of deaths, the episode 1 re-cap and episode 2 re-cap. Knocker returns to the garage, and finds the weapon Bowler Hat Man used to injure him. Bobby scribbles a note and hides it under the passenger sun visor in the Nicholsons’… Episode 3 re-cap: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? Read More
Episode 2 re-cap: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?
Very spoilery. Also check out my review, my article on the ending and order of deaths, the episode 1 re-cap and episode 3 re-cap. Dr Thomas’s funeral is held, with Bobby a pallbearer. The policeman doesn’t believe Bobby that it wasn’t suicide, despite the lack of a note, mentioning the death of John Savage —… Episode 2 re-cap: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? Read More
Episode 1 re-cap: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?
Very spoilery. Also check out my review, my article on the ending and order of deaths, the episode 2 re-cap and episode 3 re-cap. An unknown woman in a lovely cottage calling in her aged gardener, Alfred. She then squashes a wasp on a window pane. Bobby Jones, ex-Navy lieutenant, is caddying for Dr Thomas,… Episode 1 re-cap: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? Read More
Yes — why didn’t they ask Evans? Who died and whodunnit
Who is the killer? Who is Evans and why didn’t they ask them? Plus the victims, and the ending — and a little on differences between book and mini-series. (if you’re looking for my review it’s here. There are also comprehensive re-caps for episode 1, episodes 2 and episode 3 if you’ve missed anything) Who… Yes — why didn’t they ask Evans? Who died and whodunnit Read More
Death On The Nile: whocouldhavedunnit and whoactuallydunnit
Spoilers ahoy, me hearty. Who dies? Who killed them? Who probably wanted to kill them but didn’t? The beginning, the ending, the suspects, and… what’s love got to do with it? Scroll down now. (If you’re after my review, it’s here) The beginning… As a young man in 1914, Poirot, a farmer, is in the… Death On The Nile: whocouldhavedunnit and whoactuallydunnit Read More
Death On The Nile 3.5 stars
Famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders on a luxurious river trip. Kenneth Branagh’s latest stab at the Agatha Christie classics is as much about the wounds and scars of the living as about the dead (though there are plenty of bodies too). And despite — because of? — its focus on… Death On The Nile Read More
NEW “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans” clip, and it looks luvvie-ly
*** Read my review, and very spoilery articles / episode re-caps here *** Hugh Laurie! Emma Thompson! Archie the inventor from Balamory! A suspect called Roger Bassington-ffrench! I love Agatha Christie, luckily for family harmony. My dad was a massive AC fan and in 1982 took me to see Evil Under The Sun at the… NEW “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans” clip, and it looks luvvie-ly Read More