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7 new movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus, and more this weekend (November 3)

From star-studded murder mysteries to returning superhero shows, there’s plenty to watch this weekend.

TechRadar

Blue Eye Samurai review – the fight scenes are an absolute joy to watch

Kenneth Branagh, George Takei and Maya Erskine star in this gorgeous, gory tale of a warrior hellbent on revenge in edo-era Japan. It’s a fun, cinematic epic

The Guardian - UK

King Lear at the Wyndham’s Theatre review: Kenneth Branagh's radical, youthful Lear tugs at the soul

Though his take on 'the actor's Everest' initially fails to ignite, in the final third Branagh's performance is truly moving

Evening Standard

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King Lear review – Kenneth Branagh’s fast and feverish tragedy

At two hours with no interval, the actor-director’s production hurtles past at such speed that the depths of the play are too rarely realised

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: the female originators of hip-hop get their dues

Bronx origin stories as First Ladies of Hip Hop begins. Plus, Strictly turns up the heat in movie week. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

The Fabelmans to Minority Report: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Steven Spielberg brings us his most personal movie yet, and Tom Cruise is terrific as the man forced to go on the run … for a murder he didn’t yet commit

The Guardian - UK

A Haunting in Venice – the Poirot film franchise finds its footing in this spooky murder mystery

Hercule Poirot, the world’s greatest and most particular detective, returns in Kenneth Branagh’s third outing as director and star. A Haunting in Venice is set in 1947, ten years after Poirot solved the case in Death on the Nile (2022).

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'Nun 2' narrowly edges 'A Haunting in Venice' over quiet weekend in movie theaters

“The Nun 2” and “A Haunting in Venice” virtually tied for the No. 1 spot in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, with a slight edge carrying the horror sequel over the Hercule Poirot mystery

The Independent UK

A Haunting in Venice review – Branagh improves on his Agatha Christie formula

With smart casting and suitably murky Venice setting, the director improves on last year’s Death on the Nile, though his moustache-fondling Poirot remains the same

The Guardian - UK

How Kenneth Branagh Brought the Agatha Christie Whodunit Back to Life

Inverse speaks with James Pritchard, the CEO of the Agatha Christie estate, about 'A Haunting in Venice,' and the whodunit renaissance.

Inverse

Review: A Haunting in Venice

Murder most spooky.

Reason

11 biggest revelations from Miriam Margolyes’ hilarious new memoir

From her most-despised famous people to her encounters with ‘smug’ Mick Jagger and ‘horrid’ Steve Martin

The Independent UK

A Haunting of Venice: a Gothic horror, supernatural, Agatha Christie murder mystery which all becomes quite camp

Agatha Christie regularly drew upon the supernatural to generate a feeling of uncertainty. We – the audience, and the ensemble of characters – are given limited information regarding a murder.

The Conversation

‘A Haunting in Venice’: Ghostly sights stump Poirot (briefly) in instantly involving murder mystery

Kenneth Branagh is joined by wonderful international cast including Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Dornan.

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A Haunting in Venice is Kenneth Branagh's 20th film – what do we make of his prodigious output?

In an essay on Kenneth Branagh, screenwriter Scott Frank recalls meeting the future star and director of his screenplay Dead Again (1991) and wondering “why the guy would want to direct a loopy, film noir thriller like mine?”

The Independent UK

Movie Review: Kenneth Branagh crafts a sumptuously spooky ‘A Haunting in Venice’

Kenneth Branagh indulges in the kind of macabre theatricality that only a crumbling Venetian palazzo on a stormy Halloween night can provide in “A Haunting in Venice," which co-stars Tina Fey, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Jude Hill and Camille Cottin

The Guardian - UK

A Haunting in Venice review – Branagh’s Agatha Christie whodunnit given horror makeover

No amount of spooky jump-scares can save Kenneth Branagh’s latest Christie adaptation, which wastes its atmospheric setting and stellar cast

Evening Standard

A Haunting in Venice review: Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot at Halloween fails to haunt

Yes it’s his best Poirot yet, no that’s not saying THAT much

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The Independent UK

A Haunting in Venice review: Poirot meets the supernatural in Kenneth Branagh’s third middle-of-the-road chiller

Michelle Yeoh comfortably steals the show in this starry adaptation of lesser-known mystery ‘Hallowe’en Party’

Inverse

2023's Most Satisfying Thriller Still Manages to Surprise

Kenneth Branagh and his mustache are back in the latest adaptation of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot mysteries. Read our review of 'A Haunting in Venice.'

Chicago Sun-Times

Fall Movie Preview 2023: Let’s spend the season with Napoleon, Poirot and a snowbound Meg Ryan

Anne Hathaway, Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Blunt, Michael Fassbender and Jamie Foxx are among the stars of the most promising movies in the weeks till Thanksgiving.

Evening Standard

The Cine Files: everything you need to see at the cinema in September

From K-Bran twiddling Poirot’s whiskers at Michelle Yeoh in A Haunting in Venice to John David Washington battling to save humanity in Disney’s much anticipated The Creator, we round up the 13 best films to see in September

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ranking the 10 biggest upcoming film releases for September 2023

These upcoming movies look really intriguing for September.

Cinemablend

After Haunting In Venice, Will Another Poirot Movie Come From Kenneth Branagh?

A Haunting of Venice is coming, but would Kenneth Branagh be open to making another Poirot movie in the future?

Total Film

A Haunting in Venice producer on why the franchise is leaning into the supernatural: "We can't do the same thing over and over"

EXCLUSIVE: James Prichard also weighs in on the likelihood of a fourth Agatha Christie-inspired movie

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