All 30 of Agatha Christie’s other books, ranked
Book rankings: I search beyond Poirot, Marple and Westmacott for the Queen of Crime’s other gems.
Romance
Zimbalist adds vibrant color to ‘Man in the Brown Suit’ (1989)
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): The “Remington Steele” actress is delightful as the first of Christie’s spunky “one and done” heroines, Anne Beddingfeld.
Third time’s charming for ‘Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?’ (2022)
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Writer-director-actor Hugh Laurie massively improves upon the two previous adaptations of Christie’s 1934 romance-mystery.
All 24 John Carpenter movies and TV episodes, ranked
Movie and TV list: This master of horror has also directed sci-fi, dark comedy and even a biopic. Here are my rankings of his work.
‘Murder is Easy,’ and so is romance in 1982 adaptation of Christie’s book
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): America and Britain, and the 1930s and 1980s, clash in the first and most sudsy adaptation of the novel.
Game, set, match: ‘Towards Zero’ (2025) is a Christie-adaptation winner
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): This three-episode BritBox miniseries simmers in relationship drama like a Westmacott novel.
‘Big Trouble in Little China’ (1986) falls a little short of big laughs
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The least serious of John Carpenter’s collaborations with Kurt Russell is a lesser “Temple of Doom.”
I’m obsessed with how good ‘Obsession’ is
Movie review: Writer-director Curry Barker delivers a “Be careful what you wish for” horror masterpiece chock full of real-world commentary.
Marlowe ages well in ‘Black-Eyed Blonde’ (2014), not so much in ‘Marlowe’ (2022)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book and movie reviews): Benjamin Black pens an elite pastiche novel, but the adaptation continues filmdom’s weird obsession with older Marlowes.
‘The Hustler’ (1961) teaches about pool, hustling, life
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Known for popularizing the sport, the film also stands as an understated yet brutally tragic romance.