Posts By Helen Archer
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
Canada’s Drag Race: Guaranteed entertainment
July 3, 2020 | Helen Archer
If you’re missing the original Drag Race – or, indeed, its UK spin-off – this Canadian version has arrived just in time to fill the void. It possesses all the sparkles, sequins, and acerbic wit of its counterparts, just in … 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
Little Fires Everywhere: A slow-burn study of race, class and privilege
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
True Crime Tuesdays: Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story
May 5, 2020 | Helen Archer
A reasonable primer for newcomers to Cyntoia Brown’s story, this Netflix documentary fails to give its subject a voice.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Tall Man (2011)
April 21, 2020 | Helen Archer
This unhurried 2011 documentary is an understated lament for all the lives torn asunder by injustice.Read More
