Posts By Helen Archer
True Crime Tuesdays: Mommy Dead and Dearest
August 11, 2020 | Helen Archer
This thoughtful documentary about Gypsy Rose Blanchard raises lingering questions about manipulation, control and the legacy of abuse.Read More
BBC Three TV reviews: What’s new on the online channel and what’s worth watching?
August 2, 2020 | Helen Archer
In February 2016, BBC Three became the UK’s first online TV channel. The channel continues to serve up fresh new stuff every day, both long-form drama, documentary and comedy and short-form content that ranges from animations and clips to interviews … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer
July 28, 2020 | Helen Archer
This pertinent Ted Bundy series puts the lives of the women he stole front and centre.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Unsolved Mysteries
July 14, 2020 | Helen Archer
Netflix’s reboot of the armchair detective series is a pivotal moment for true crime TV.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Innocence Files
June 30, 2020 | Helen Archer
This behemoth of documentary-making is an urgent yet accessible look at the fundamental failures of the US justice system.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Trial by Media
June 16, 2020 | Helen Archer
This uneven Netflix docuseries is less an examination of injustices than a reminder that they continue to exist.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle
June 2, 2020 | Helen Archer
This documentary humanises the victims of a horrifying cult in a viscerally haunting way.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Little Fires Everywhere (spoilers)
May 31, 2020 | Helen Archer
This scorching drama is a thoughtful and entertaining look at race, motherhood and regret.Read More
First look UK TV review: Little Fires Everywhere
May 21, 2020 | Helen Archer
This slow-burn study of race, class and privilege is full of highly combustible materials.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: There’s Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
May 19, 2020 | Helen Archer
Liz Garbus’ nuanced investigation of a supermom’s mysterious death is a harrowing study of the lies we tell ourselves and each other.Read More
