Thrillers can be tricky to write about in a spoiler-free way. Imagine having to offer anything insightful about Gone Girl with the movie's second half essentially inaccessible, but I Came By seems especially so. Not because the story is especially twisty, but because the surprises it does hold are so crucial to its overall effect. It benefits from the sense of writer-director Babak Anvari's authorial hand making a few strong, thoughtful decisions about both narrative and style that aren't exactly typical of the genre, which end up providing the most food for thought. Viewers with the background to properly admire them will likely get the most out of watching it. Those who engage with it on the level of the whole, however, might find it less than the sum of its parts — gripping enough to leave them positive on the experience, but not entirely sold on the validity of this formal experiment.
Author Agatha Christie 's Miss Marple is one of the most iconic and celebrated literary sleuths of all time. The amateur investigator was first introduced in the 1930 novel Murder at the Vicarage , appearing in 11 subsequent novels up until 1976. The character has been portrayed on the stage, on radio, and for our purposes, on the big and small screen several times since the character's screen debut in 1961. Over the past 60 years, Miss Marple has been portrayed by several actresses, many of whom hail from different parts of the world. To see who did Miss Marple the most justice on screen, scroll below. Updated July 21st, 2022 by George Chrysostomou: Agatha Christie's works are still influencing the industry today and Miss Marple is among her most famous creations. With the Knives Out sequel, Glass Onion , taking the audience back to the genre, it's well worth checking out these classic portrayals of one of the best detectives out there featuring some fantastic Mis...
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