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Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Directed by Kenneth Branagh•1h 54m•Published Feb 22, 2022•Episode length 2h 29m
Episode 110 - Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
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Kenneth Branagh
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Hercule Poirot
Tom Bateman
Tom Bateman
Bouc
Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer
Caroline Hubbard
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp
Edward Ratchett
Josh Gad
Josh Gad
Hector MacQueen
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
Gerhard Hardman
Judi Dench
Judi Dench
Princess Dragomiroff
Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi
Edward Henry Masterman
Leslie Odom Jr.
Leslie Odom Jr.
Dr. Arbuthnot
Daisy Ridley
Daisy Ridley
Miss Mary Debenham

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Overview

Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.

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A priest, a rabbi and an iman are all suspects at the wailing wall... Before there was Death on the Nile there was a Murder on the Orient Express. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Ethan (Georgia might be locked in her bunk) as we're departing from Istanbul all aboard the Orient Express…

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A priest, a rabbi and an iman are all suspects at the wailing wall...  Before there was Death on the Nile there was a Murder on the Orient Express. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Ethan (Georgia might be locked in her bunk) as we're departing from Istanbul all aboard the Orient Express.  We're dodging power cuts in our 110th episode as we discuss:

  • How we simultaneously love once actor/actress' performance for half the film and hate their performance for the other half
  • The terrible CGI and studio interference in manufacturing interesting events every 20 minutes
  • Which actor/actress was dressed down by director Kenneth Brannagh in front of the whole crew?
  • Georgia actually is much better with her face blindness this time although a few still get by her
  • There's a call line for Michelle Pfeiffer you have to hear to believe
    We question Olaf's morality just a little bit
  • Which technical element did we struggle between determining if it was amazing or just self-indulgent
  • How did Branagh manage to convince his co-stars to let him focus on himself so much on the screen
  • Ethan continues to struggle with some pod responsibilities on fact check corner
  • Whether or not Murder on the Orient Express is the Best Film Ever

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Timestamps for this episode:

0:00 - Opening Banter
20:27 - Shoutouts
31:52 - Deep Dive
2:04:10 - Endgame