Magpie, who has an extremely ‘80s New Wave design, was born Margeret “Maggie” Pye. In the classic Batman tradition, Magpie is a jewel thief who only steals jewels named after birds.

“Magpie” screenwriter Tom Bateman doesn’t want you to guess his film’s twist ending; he wants you to squirm. “I want an audience to just be nudging their boyfriend, girlfriend, mum or ...

Now, Magpie Murders is not the first time someone has woven its protagonist into a fictional storyline.Buster Keaton did it more wittily in Sherlock, Jr., where he plays a wannabe detective who ...