Two "Mystery" Films

Sure, I'll jump in. The Last Of Sheila I've found delicious from the very first of many viewings, and I never tire of it. It's one of those films that makes you wish you could step right onto the screen and join the glamorous fun. While a throwback, its updating of parlor room intrigue is very much of its time, yet doesn't date, feeling as stylistically fresh now as it did in '73.   

While I don't find Deathtrap as endlessly rewatchable, it's a nice companion piece for consideration not only alongside TLOS, but to Sleuth, to which it owes so much. Of the latter, I remember appreciating at the time a sort of old master vs up-and-comer vibe going on, between the actors as well as the characters.  Although a well-established front-rank star by then, Caine's placement in this just-for-fun, one-on-one head-to-head with the still vital Sir Laurence packing many a trick up his sleeve brought out the best in both. It was therefore pleasing to see the dynamic reversed a decade later in Deathtrap with old pro Caine and up-and-comer Reeves. And as connective tissue with TLOS, we have Dyan Cannon, very much herself in both but going convincingly from hard-bitten, man-eating Hollywood cynic to high-strung, needy and frail victim.

Together, the three would make a great triple feature for an elegant evening with some good wine, cheese and whatever other delicacies tickle your fancy.