Posts By Helen Archer
True Crime Tuesdays: The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
April 26, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis lightly amusing life insurance fraud drama is a quintessentially British retelling of a quintessentially inept British crime.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story
April 12, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis shallow dive into Jimmy Savile’s crimes is full of excuses more than scrutiny of establishment cover-ups.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Dr Death
March 29, 2022 | Helen ArcherJoshua Jackson is unsettling as a sociopathic surgeon in this compelling, chilling true crime drama.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Jobfished
March 22, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis timely exposé of a fake company that scammed jobseekers is brief but breathtaking.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Murder in the Valleys
March 1, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis sensitively handled, detailed study of one of Wales’ more notorious crimes offers renewed despair more than new answers.Read More
UK TV review: Four Hours at the Capitol
February 23, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis tense retelling of the 2021 attack on the US Capitol captures the uncertainty of our post-truth age with clarity and precision.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Tinder Swindler
February 15, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis slick, outrageous true crime documentary is a timely tale of online fakery.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Inventing Anna
February 11, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis wildly entertaining ride through the legend of fake heiress Anna Delvey is a celebration of scamming rather than a critique of it.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Buried (2022)
February 1, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis exploration of recovered memories sometimes buries its difficult questions a little too deep.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Killer Nanny: Did She Do It?
January 18, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis three-part examination of a heated case paints a vivid picture of the events and emotions involved.Read More