True Crime Tuesdays
True Crime Tuesdays: An Alibi for Omar
May 18, 2021 | Helen ArcherBBC 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
True Crime Tuesdays: A Wilderness of Error
May 4, 2021 | Helen ArcherErrol Morris turns contributor for this frustrating true crime documentary.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Carmel: Who Killed María Marta
November 24, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis occasionally rushed docuseries captures the media frenzy surrounding a notorious Buenos Aires murder.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Trials of Oscar Pistorius
November 10, 2020 | Helen ArcherFocusing more on Oscar Pistorius than Reeva Steenkamp, this true crime documentary is as exasperating as it is disrespectful.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story
October 27, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis documentary about Britain’s worst serial killer shines a humanising spotlight on his invisible victims.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: American Murder: The Family Next Door
October 6, 2020 | Helen ArcherNetflix’s unsettling documentary about the Watts family murders is a first-hand look at the banality of evil.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
September 22, 2020 | Helen ArcherHBO’s moving Michelle McNamara documentary is a humane examination of the long-lasting nature of trauma.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Outcry
September 8, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis tough-to-watch documentary is a reminder that wrongful conviction can happen to anyone.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Dirty John Season 2
August 25, 2020 | Helen ArcherAmanda Peet is fantastic in this study of the murderous effect that power imbalances can have.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Mommy Dead and Dearest
August 11, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis thoughtful documentary about Gypsy Rose Blanchard raises lingering questions about manipulation, control and the legacy of abuse.Read More