DVD Review– Agatha Christie’s Family Murder Party and Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games The DVD releases of Agatha Christie’s Family Murder Party and Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games are French adaptations of Christie novels, originally released under the title The Little Murders of Agatha Christie (Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie). The productions are notable for taking […]
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DVD Review– Sherlock: Season 4
DVD Review– Sherlock: Season 4 (Warning: Some oblique spoilers follow!) Sherlock has always been about experimenting, taking a gamble on what will work as a dramatic adaptation, and being remarkably successful for the most part with the chances it takes. Giving Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories a 21st-century update was always a risky […]
DVD Review – Suspects, Series 1-5
Suspects, Series 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 Suspects is a British police series with an intriguing twist: it’s largely unscripted. The show is shot like a documentary, the actors are given the basics of each scene, and the conversations are ad libbed. In the right improv-trained hands, the show could be a revelation. […]