Posts By Helen Archer
True Crime Tuesdays: Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime
July 20, 2021 | Helen Archer
This Netflix true crime series is a strange beast. Directed by Eliza Capai, it features the first interview with Elize Matsunaga, who, in 2016, was found guilty of killing and dismembering her husband, Marcos, heir to a multi-million dollar food … Read More
Why Katla should be your next box set
July 18, 2021 | Helen Archer
Baltasar Kormákur’s sinister, atmospheric Icelandic thriller is a glacial but gripping mystery.Read More
True Crime Tuesday: Sophie: A Murder in West Cork vs Murder at the Cottage
July 6, 2021 | Helen Archer
Netflix and Sky’s competing Sophie Toscan du Plantier documentaries struggle to give us the full picture.Read More
UK TV review: Shrill Season 3
July 4, 2021 | Helen Archer
Shrill’s bittersweet final season is hopefully just the beginning for its cast, creators and viewers.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Most Dangerous Animal of All
June 22, 2021 | Helen Archer
Truth, fiction and obsession collide in this subtle interrogation of the Zodiac killer case and the true crime genre itself.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Love Fraud
June 8, 2021 | Helen Archer
This deliciously satisfying true crime road trip puts its victims in the driving seat.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: An Alibi for Omar
May 18, 2021 | Helen Archer
BBC Three has been dipping its toes in the true crime genre for the past few years, although generally with US imports. The channel’s homegrown attempts to capitalise on the genre’s strange and enduring popularity have had varying degrees of … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Halston
May 18, 2021 | Helen Archer
Ewan McGregor is captivating Ryan Murphy’s wildly entertaining biopic of fashion designer Halston.Read More
The Battle for Britney: Disappointing and dated
May 9, 2021 | Helen Archer
Britney Spears is big news right now, thanks in no small part to the flurry of documentaries examining the conservatorship she has been under for more than a decade. February saw the release of the New York Times’ Framing Britney … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: A Wilderness of Error
May 4, 2021 | Helen Archer
Errol Morris turns contributor for this frustrating true crime documentary.Read More
