November 9, 2013
As the nights draw in, Hercule Poirot is back – for the penultimate time – in yet another fascinating take on a Christie book.
(I’m having a little problem with my screenshots at the moment, so please forgive the text-heavy review…)
“Better not to be a detective at all than a detective who has failed.”
— Hercule Poirot
November 7, 2013
A word to the wise for those who have been asking: the complete series will be released on DVD on November 18th, and is now available for pre-order from Amazon and the usual outlets.
November 5, 2013
Emma Hamilton as Sally Legge
Welcome back, mes amis, as we head to the beautiful surrounds of Agatha Christie’s real-life Greenway Estate for a new adaptation of her late novel, Dead Man’s Folly.
“It’s better to be rich, isn’t it?”
— Lady Hattie Stubbs
October 28, 2013
Who are the big four?
Well, mes amis, we are getting ever closer to the end of David Suchet’s glorious run as Hercule Poirot. Here, we delve into one of this year’s more unusual entries: The Big Four.
“You attract mayhem. Always have done.”
— Assistant Commissioner James Japp, to Poirot
July 7, 2013
Welcome back, as we continue with the second of this year’s Marple mysteries: Greenshaw’s Folly.
“Everyone here’s a bit weird, aren’t they?”
— Archie Oxley
June 25, 2013
Julia McKenzie is back for three new films as spinster detective Jane Marple. First cab off the rank: A Caribbean Mystery.
“Ave, Caesar, morituri te salutant.”
— Jason Rafiel
June 13, 2013
Welcome back, dear readers. David Suchet has returned for the final series of Poirot films, which will be released infrequently over the next several months. Let’s take a look at the first of the five, Elephants Can Remember.
“And love it may usually turn to hate. And it is easier to hate where you have once loved than to remain indifferent.”
— Hercule Poirot
