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Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Today we're going back to one of the classics, one of the originators of the locked room mystery! From legendary author Gaston Leroux, we meet the rosy-cheeked and big-foreheaded Joseph Rouletabille, and 18-year-old journalist with a penchant for solving mysteries. When Mathilde Stangerson is nearly murdered in a securely...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! All that steeling ourselves, and for what? A perfectly average movie! Not terrible, not good - just straight up average! And after Death on the Nile (2022), boy does this taste sweet! Like honey, perhaps? Wait, what's in this... I don't feel so good Mr. Poirot. Anyway, we discuss deadly wallpaper, Michelle Yeoh, Tin Fey, i...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! We can all agree it's bad to kill a child, right? What about two children, going on three? Also pretty bad. But what if the children just had bad vibes? Well, don't worry, Poirot will still solve the case nonetheless. In this spooky episode, Poirot is summoned to investigate the murder of a child during an apple bobbing in...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Sometimes we aren't all on the same page. Sometimes we dislike a piece of media. Sometimes we like it, but we acknowledge it still doesn't cohere. Rarely to we get to pull out the full gallon of pure, concentrated Haterade like we do for Death on the Nile (2022). Hoo boy, this one is rough, and we do our best to tackle a m...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! We're continuing our movie marathon of Poirot adaptations with John Guillermin's 1978 rendition of Death on the Nile, another lavish production with on-location shooting, many extras, and a star-studded cast. This time however, Peter Ustinov takes on the role of Hercule Poirot, and he does a fine job with a slightly differ...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Well, not this time. Sorta! We've jumped into the future now with a more recent adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, from famed actor/director Kenneth Branagh, which promises bombast and glamour, plus an expensive train set! We debate the validity of fight scenes, the changes to the original story, the expansive cas...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Time to figure our whodunnit! Is it annoying millionaire Knox (who hid crucial evidence), Khalkis himself, Sloane (who died under not-very-suicide-ish circumstances), or someone else entirely?! No one guesses correctly this time, although we do get within spitting distance. We also discuss the World Cup, what constitutes a...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! It's time to reacquaint ourselves with the young Ellery Queen, who actually is younger this time, as The Greek Coffin Mystery takes place before The Roman Hat Mystery, chronologically. When a second body is found inside the coffin of dead art collector Georg Khalkis, all hell breaks loose in a huge cast of characters that...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Going back to the fridge for more Poirot... although maybe we ate our food faster than we should've! Another delightful episode, this time featuring a terrible movie studio head, a mysterious neighbor family, and Inspector Japp being oblivious again. Also Poirot sends Hastings away because he's too much of a blabbermouth t...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! This episode we're diving into the LWT/ITV production of Agatha Christie's Poirot, starring the legendary David Suchet! We're immediately tickled by the intro, Suchet's performance, and the additions and expansions of the cast that make for some solid television! Not only do we discuss the main plot and wacky Australian la...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! This episode we've got a real doozy for you: the iconic Donald Pleasence performance from "Any Old Port in a Storm!" Columbo meets a murderer who is equal parts hate-able, relatable, and truly obsessed with wine. The two seemingly hit it off despite Columbo's pursuit of the truth, which results in a fascinating episode wit...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! We're tossed back onto the island, now with a roaring fire to keep us company! Sure is toasty in here! We discuss the true killer, the murders from before, and how it all clicks together. Did any of our predictions come true? Well, we got closer than maybe we thought we could. Also discussed are the fates of the other vict...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Ahh, feels good to sink back into some comfortable pajamas, sit back, and read a book about the dark sin underpinning all of society as several classmates slowly unravel their friendships and turn against one another in a horrible murder plot! That's built on top of an earlier murder plot! We dive into The Decagon House Mu...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Well, is everyone sick of puns now? We are! Oh baby, we just fought uphill and back, through two anime conventions, illness, and more life stuff, but we made it! Schlock Homes is complete. Bathroom readers were not meant to be shotgunned back-to-back like this. However, we still find some fun bits to appreciate, like Homes...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! We're taking a short break, but we'll be back soon! NEXT TIME: Schlock Homes: The Complete Bagel Street Saga by Robert L. Fish (Part 2!) Follow us online: aceattorney.bsky / aceattorneypod.tumblr.com / updatedautopsy.report Watch Ben, Dessy, & Iro's Let's Plays of the series on YouTube here! Want a shirt? Check out our...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! You better be ready for some puns! Actually, not just some puns... a TON of puns! This wacky parody of Sherlock Homes by Robert L. Fish is a silly pun-vehicle, delivering dump trucks full of every possible pun imaginable. The whole time the two confidently stumble into the wrong solution - but they're solutions nonetheless...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! We're back to crack the case of who murdered Roger Ackroyd! Did we have any good guesses? How close did we get to the truth? Well, we've actually got a wide spread! We discuss owls, poisons, Dr. Sexism, and being able to pull one over on your readers from beyond the grave! We also talk in general about misdirection, the ro...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! We're doing it! We're finally doing it! It's time for the queen of mysteries herself, Agatha Christie, to make her UAR debut! We're quickly enamored by the cast of characters here, such as our sexist narrator Dr. Sheppard, his gossiping sister Caroline, and the sweet yet stalwart Flora. Of course, it all orbits around our...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! This episode we have a bundle of fun stories featuring the world's greatest detective, ranging from marital problems to elaborate schemes to convince your daughter's fiancé that she doesn't love him anymore. Does a wild goose chase sound fun? Because there's one in here - literally! We also cover the iconic "Adventure of t...

Join us as Ben, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! We're diving back into the Thames with the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes! In this collection we cover several strange tales and mysteries that Holmes and Watson solve, such as a missing husband, a stepfather masquerading as someone else, some southern racists, and the only woman to ever beat Sherlock Holmes i...

Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Time to start 2026 with a beautiful fantasy: a world in which cops are good, rich men get their comeuppance, and every murder gets solved. Yes, we're back with our good friend Columbo, who is this time up against John Cassavetes as Alex Benedict, an arrogant orchestra conductor that murders his mistress. We discuss...

Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! We're off for the holidays, so instead we're putting out a little playlist of some of our favorite Ace Attorney music tracks! Ben is your sole host as he runs through everyone's selections. This list is NOT ordered, and NOT comprehensive, but we are spoiled for riches within the musical world of Ace Attorney, aren't...

Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! Except, this time it's something inspired by the inspirations we've covered so far! Wake Up Dead Man is the latest Benoit Blanc mystery film from Rian Johnson, of Knives Out fame. This time going for a dark, gothic mystery bathed in religion, Blanc assists Father Jud who's (of course) been accused of murder. A big,...

Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! We made it to episode 100! Wow! Thanks for sticking with us for this long! To celebrate, we're doing a watchalong of the first Ace Attorney/Gyakuten Saiban musical by the Takarazuka Revue: Gyakuten Saiban: The Truth Reborn! Grab your copy of the video and sync it up with us as we do a little MST3K (or Rifftrax), and...

Join us as Ben, Dessy, Tiago, and Rose cover the inspirations behind Ace Attorney! This time we're inverting things and talking to someone inspired by Ace Attorney, Famicom Detective Club, and Hotel Dusk! Joey from Armonica is the lead developer on Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved, which is a soon-to-be-released adventure game with a command select interface and a groovy soundtrack! We dis...