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Agatha Christie, She Watched

Agatha Christie, She Watched

Peschel Press

Join us as Teresa Peschel watches movie and TV adaptations of the works of Agatha Christie, and discuss what she thinks of them, their positives, negatives, interesting background facts, and whether you should watch them too!

60 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep60 “A Haunting in Venice” (2023) Review
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  • 60 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep60 “A Haunting in Venice” (2023) Review

    Warning: Spoiler-Free for the first 10 minutes; spoiler-heavy review afterwards!Teresa and Bill Peschel are talking about mysterious mediums, a wise child, post-war traumas, and water in the basement, a LOT of water in the basement. It’s “A Haunting in Venice,” the 2023 Hercule Poirot movie starring Sir Kenneth Branaugh in his third outing as Poirot and Tiny Fey as Ariadne Oliver. 

    Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.

     

    Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels: https://peschelpress.com/the-peschel-press-complete-annotated-series/

     

    Look for “Agatha Christie, She Watched,” our a coffee-table sized book and ebook (not coffee-table sized) collection of Teresa's reviews of 201 Agatha adaptations. Learn more at https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/

     

    Chapters

    0:00 Introduction SPOILER-FREE ZONE

    10:07 SPOILER ZONE BEGINS with the “Nemesis” connection

    12:32 Poirot in retirement

    14:56 Incidents that pay off later in the movie

    19:12 A motif borrowed (from “Peril at End House” which I forgot to mention)

    25:16 Tina Fey as Ariadne Oliver: Hit or miss?

    28:29 A deeply felt movie

    Fri, 15 Sep 2023 - 36min
  • 59 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep59 “N or M?” (2015) Review

    Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about a night at the opera, comical assassinations, suitcase nukes, and seaside resorts. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “N or M?” from 2015 starring David Walliams and Jessica Raine as Tommy and Tuppence Beresford.

     

    Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.

     

    Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels: https://peschelpress.com/the-peschel-press-complete-annotated-series/

     

    Look for “Agatha Christie, She Watched,” our a coffee-table sized book and ebook (not coffee-table sized) collection of Teresa's reviews of 201 Agatha adaptations. Learn more at https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/

     

    Chapters

    0:00 Introduction

    6:18 Teresa speculates about the Tommy and Tuppence story arc

    14:41 An overview of the story

    18:13 Shenanigans right out of “I Love Lucy”

    21:36 The guests at the Sans Souci

    26:30 More missed opportunities

    32:20 The problem with casting

    Mon, 11 Sep 2023 - 38min
  • 58 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep58 “The Secret Adversary” (2015) Review

    Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about queen bees, Soho whorehouses, sugar millionaires, and Commie infiltration. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Secret Adversary” from 2015 starring David Walliams and Jessica Raine as Tommy and Tuppence Beresford.

     

    Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.

     

    Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels: https://peschelpress.com/the-peschel-press-complete-annotated-series/

     

    Look for “Agatha Christie, She Watched,” our a coffee-table sized book and ebook (not coffee-table sized) collection of Teresa's reviews of 201 Agatha adaptations. Learn more at https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/

     

    Chapters

    0:00 Introduction

    6:30 A change in era

    8:52 Bad beekeeping

    14:48 Tommy attempts to join the intelligence community

    16:18 The fake sugar millionaire and his sugar cookie

    19:21 The deadly assignation and an adult Albert

    23:52 The missed opportunities for a good story

    Mon, 04 Sep 2023 - 35min
  • 57 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep57 “The Mirror Crack’d” (2010) Review

    Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about Egyptian queens, gossip kings, snooping party guests, and adoptions gone wrong. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side” from 2010 starring Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple and Joanna Lumley as Dolly Bantry.

     

    Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.

     

    Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels: https://peschelpress.com/the-peschel-press-complete-annotated-series/

     

    Look for “Agatha Christie, She Watched,” our a coffee-table sized book and ebook (not coffee-table sized) collection of Teresa's reviews of 201 Agatha adaptations. Learn more at https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/

     

    Chapters

    0:00 Introduction

    6:06 ITV’s reputation for Christie adaptations

    9:35 The Downton Abbey connection

    13:04 After failing to remember Christian Bale’s name

    18:56 The (lack of) emotional intelligence of Marina Gregg

    22:31 Joanna Lumley as Dolly Bantry

    28:02 Summing up

    Mon, 28 Aug 2023 - 30min
  • 56 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep56 “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” (1990) Review

    Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about scarlet pimpernels, Belgian refugees, blown marriage proposals, and spill vases. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Mysterious Affair at Styles,” from the Poirot series starring David Suchet.

     

    Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.

     

    Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels: https://peschelpress.com/the-peschel-press-complete-annotated-series/

     

    Look for “Agatha Christie, She Watched,” our a coffee-table sized book and ebook (not coffee-table sized) collection of Teresa's reviews of 201 Agatha adaptations. Learn more at https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/

     

    Chapters

    0:00 Introduction

    5:02 The time this episode is set

    8:49 Explaining the scarlet pimpernel joke

    13:32 The story opens with Hastings

    16:35 Coffee before bedtime, are you crazy?

    17:15 Hastings goes to Styles

    19:56 Why John Inglethorpe hates the interloper

    24:48 The link between “Styles” and “Death on the Nile” and “Roger Ackroyd”

    31:48 Poirot investigates and his wonderful toys

    35:44 The importance of the Land Girls

    Mon, 21 Aug 2023 - 40min
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