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True Crime Tuesdays: Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King
May 10, 2022 | Helen ArcherNetflix’s summer of scam continues apace with Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King. British director Luke Sewell’s first feature documentary looks at the life and death of Canadian Gerry Cotten, founder of the exchange platform Quadriga CX, … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story
April 12, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis shallow dive into Jimmy Savile’s crimes is full of excuses more than scrutiny of establishment cover-ups.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Dr Death
March 29, 2022 | Helen ArcherJoshua Jackson is unsettling as a sociopathic surgeon in this compelling, chilling true crime drama.Read More
VOD film review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
March 27, 2022 | David FarnorA superb turn from Jessica Chastain can’t save this disappointingly restrained biopic.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Jobfished
March 22, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis timely exposé of a fake company that scammed jobseekers is brief but breathtaking.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Murder in the Valleys
March 1, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis sensitively handled, detailed study of one of Wales’ more notorious crimes offers renewed despair more than new answers.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Tinder Swindler
February 15, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis slick, outrageous true crime documentary is a timely tale of online fakery.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Buried (2022)
February 1, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis exploration of recovered memories sometimes buries its difficult questions a little too deep.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Killer Nanny: Did She Do It?
January 18, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis three-part examination of a heated case paints a vivid picture of the events and emotions involved.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Landscapers
December 21, 2021 | Helen ArcherLove story and dark comedy collide in this over-stylised true crime comedy-drama. Read More