Tag: Murder on the Orient Express
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The 10 Best Whodunnit Films, From ‘Clue’ to ‘Knives Out’
There was a time not too long ago when whodunnits seemed to be a dusty relic of cinema’s past. Mysteries about a cast of colorful characters at the center of a murder case, and the intrepid detective investigating them, were far and few between in movie theaters for what felt like decades, and the rare…
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Box Office: A Haunting In Venice Summons The Ghost Of A $15 Million Opening Weekend
Just when you thought it was safe to commit elaborate crimes, Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot has returned. With his sharp mind and even sharper mustache, Branagh’s take on Agatha Christie’s famous detective first appeared in 2017’s “Murder on the Orient Express” and returned last year in “Death on the Nile.” Both were directed by Branagh…
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Hildur Guðnadóttir Used a Solo Clarinet to Help Create Jump Scares in ‘A Haunting in Venice’
Hildur Guðnadóttir grew up on Agatha Christie mysteries. “I totally lived for those novels,” the composer says. Ever since then, she has wanted to sink her teeth into story by the famous author. So when director Kenneth Branagh approached her, she said yes. “He wanted to do something darker and almost horror, and that dark…
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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…
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A Haunting In Venice Review: A Soggy Faux-Supernatural Return For Poirot
Sometimes, you take what you can get at the movies. For example, it is a low bar to clear that the latest entry in the Hercule Poirot Cinematic Universe, “A Haunting in Venice,” is an improvement over its predecessor. The 2022 film “Death on the Nile” was turgid, poorly acted, and boasted some of the…
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Can A Haunting In Venice Bring Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot Back To Box Office Glory?
Kenneth Branagh is back both in front of and behind the camera for another Agatha Christie adaptation in the form of “A Haunting in Venice.” Based on one of the author’s lesser-known Hercule Poirot mysteries “Hallowe’en Party,” this will give Branagh’s trilogy a more overtly spooky spin than his previous two adaptations, “Murder on the…
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This Is the Best Hercule Poirot, Period
Agatha Christie has been writing murder mysteries since it seems almost like the dawn of time. Her two most known characters include Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. Hercule Poirot has been portrayed in numerous movies, TV shows, and plays. But who has the best portrayal? More recently, we’ve seen Kenneth Branagh play Detective Poirot in…
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Where to Watch ‘A Haunting in Venice’ – Showtimes and Streaming Status
Across film and television right now, we’re seeing a massive resurgence in murder mystery stories. One of the first in this recent wave was Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express, a re-imagined film adaptation of the classic Agatha Christie novel sharing the same name. The film, which Branagh directed and starred in as the…
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‘A Haunting in Venice’ Teaser: Kenneth Branagh Hunts a Ghostly Killer
Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) is back to solve another mystery with A Haunting in Venice. The movie based on Agatha Christie’s 1969 novel Hallowe’en Party will serve as the third installment in the franchise after last year’s whodunit Death on the Nile and 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express. However, this time around, Poirot is…