TV viewing tip: Sleuth (1972)

Thanks to Turner Classic Movies, you can take another (or a first) look at Joseph L. Mankiewicz's original 1972 version of Sleuth just in time to compare it with Kenneth Branagh's newly released remake. The devilishly clever and impeccably acted mystery -- currently hard to find on DVD -- can be seen at 8 pm EDT Sunday (Oct. 14) on TMC.

Read at your own risk

Michael Caine is, hands down, my favorite film actor. And Susan Wloszczyna certainly is one of the better film journalists working right now. But, I'm sorry, both deserve black marks in their copybooks for the spoiler that appears near the end of this USA Today piece about the new Sleuth remake. (If you're ever seen Sleuth on stage, or if you recall the 1972 film adaptation, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.)