‘Seven Dials Mystery’ (1929) a Bundle of fun
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Strong characters from Bundle to Battle make this one of Christie’s strongest ventures into international crime.
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‘Seven Dials Mystery’ (1929) a Bundle of fun
‘Seven’ (1995) is Fincher’s dirty, gorgeous masterpiece
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The director paints NYC as such a cesspool that there’s no way anyone would want to set foot there after seeing “Seven.”
Christie explores globe in ‘Man in the Brown Suit’ (1924)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Starring plucky heroine Anne Beddingfeld, this is one of Christie’s standout world-hopping adventures.
Great actresses carry ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 (2019)
Throwback Thursday (TV review): Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Zoe Kravitz, Laura Dern and Meryl Streep take turns being stellar.
Marple on her game in ‘Tuesday Club Murders’ (1932)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Christie successfully breaks the “show, don’t tell” rule. Miss Marple engagingly solves mysteries from her armchair.
Nora, Corrie amusingly team up again in ‘Scorpion’s Tail’
Book review: I love how Preston and Child don’t fast-forward Corrie from prickly teenager to confident FBI agent. She can be immature and impetuous.
‘13 at Dinner’ (1933) a vintage Christie whodunit
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): This novel has endless possibilities. It doesn’t mean it’s easy to guess the right one, though.
‘Red Dragon’ (2002) lacks ‘Manhunter’s’ style
Hannibal at 40 (Movie review): While it’s less stylish than “Manhunter,” this second adaptation is a better representation of the novel.
‘Murder on the Orient Express’ (1974) adds comedy
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): Albert Finney looks the part of Poirot, but I find his performance too bombastic at times.
‘Hannibal’ (2001) can’t recapture magic of ‘Lambs’
Hannibal at 40 (Movie review): Julianne Moore is a great actress, but filling the shoes of Jodie Foster’s Clarice Starling is too much to ask.