Posts By Helen Archer
True Crime Tuesdays: The Hunt for a Killer
September 14, 2021 | Helen Archer
This understated Scandi series shows how true crime drama should be done.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Wimbledon Kidnapping
August 31, 2021 | Helen Archer
This look back at Britain’s first ever kidnapping is a moving but muddled affair.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Deceit
August 17, 2021 | Helen Archer
Colin Stagg is an innocent man. It’s important to begin this review with this statement, as, if you were to watch the first three episodes of Channel 4’s Deceit, you’d be well within your rights to assume he was guilty, … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Widower
August 3, 2021 | Helen Archer
NBC’s Dateline moves into prestige TV territory with this haunting true crime documentary about Thomas Randolph.Read More
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
