Tag: Hercule
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The Biggest Inspiration For A Haunting In Venice Is A Real-World Crime – Sort Of
Warning: this article discusses major spoilers for “A Haunting in Venice.”It’s the moment everybody looks forward to during the trailer for director Kenneth Branagh’s newest Hercule Poirot movie. A half-dozen or so A-listers have been crowded into a claustrophobically tight space in some exotic locale. Each character wears expressions that somehow ride the line between…
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‘A Haunting in Venice’ Review: A Supernatural Twist Can’t Energize Kenneth Branagh’s Lethargic Hercule Poirot
The whodunnit genre has been on a hell of a run since “Knives Out” hit theaters in 2019. Rian Johnson’s witty, socially conscious murder mystery became an electrifying cultural phenomenon — and reminded a cinematic universe-loving Hollywood that a repeatable formula involving rotating ensemble casts and picturesque settings could be great for business. But America’s…