Wes Anderson’s The Rat Catcher is as mysterious and inexplicable as its title character, with a few unanswered questions and unresolved plot threads. The Rat Catcher is the third installment in a series of short films based on Roald Dahl stories that Anderson has directed for Netflix, preceded by The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and The Swan. It stars Ralph Fiennes as a professional rodent killer sent by the Health Office to rid a local hayrick of its rat infestation. Despite clocking in at just 17 minutes, The Rat Catcher is a fully fleshed-out character study of the titular exterminator, with plenty of hidden meanings to unpack.
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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