Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Jane gets a well-deserved island vacation in a grand but shortened season that includes a short-story mashup and a great “Endless Night” lead turn.
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Though Marple’s personality changes, she still fits the elderly sleuth’s flexible template in four engaging episodes.
Fall movie preview: Tis the season for Stephen King adaptations, biopics, mysteries, Oscar bait and oddities.
Fall TV preview: Here’s a look at 10 series on my radar plus a whole bunch of murder mysteries that I might sift through.
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Geraldine McEwan wraps up her 12 episodes in the title role in respectable fashion.
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): I know some people see her as an interfering old biddy, but even so, it’s ridiculous that she intrudes in two non-Marple stories.
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): The first four episodes under Geraldine McEwan’s watch nicely balance faithfulness with a brisker 21st century pace.
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Two strong episodes are joined by three that require creative re-imaginings by the writers.
Summer movie preview: Sequels of course dominate, but we also get intriguing followups to some of the best horror films of recent years.
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Justice is not so cut-and-dried for Poirot as he tackles his most famous case and three other compelling ones.