Posts By Helen Archer
True Crime Tuesdays: Litvinenko
January 17, 2023 | Helen ArcherSimultaneously rushed and plodding, this four-part drama minimises what happened to Alexander Litvinenko.Read More
Why Five Days at Memorial should be your next box set
January 8, 2023 | Helen ArcherThis gripping account of what happened at Memorial hospital after Hurricane Katrina is important, devasting viewing.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Santa Claus: The Serial Killer
December 20, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis gratuitous, shallow series does little more than re-open old wounds.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: American Crime Story: Impeachment
December 6, 2022 | Helen ArcherGreat performances are let down by uncritical dramatisation in this frustrating missed opportunity.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Pervert – Hunting the Strip Search Caller
November 22, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis three-part investigation into a disturbing serial hoax caller is as unnerving as it is unsatisfying.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Candy
November 8, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis unshowy, well-acted whydunnit leaves too many questions unanswered.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Class Action Park
October 25, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis entertaining, occasionally jarring retelling of a jaw-droppingly dangerous theme park is a wild ride with a bumpy end.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
October 11, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis uneven but disturbing drama about Jeffrey Dahmer is shot through with a sense of the horror he inflicted.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Mind Over Murder
October 4, 2022 | Helen ArcherWhile much true crime output could be accused of re-traumatising victims, Mind Over Murder is that rare specimen – a documentary series that seeks to heal. Executively produced by Marc Smerling, whose previous work includes Capturing the Friedmans, The Jinx … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Vow
September 20, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis complex but immersive docuseries attempts to untangle the knotty truths of NXIVM.Read More