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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
True Crime Tuesdays: The Thing About Pam
August 30, 2022 | Helen ArcherRenée Zellweger is overblown yet terrifying in this insensitive, near-parody of a very real murder.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: I Just Killed My Dad
August 16, 2022 | Helen ArcherDirector Skye Borgman’s recent work for Netflix has focused on the abuse of children. The Girl in the Picture looked at the case of Suzanne Sevakis, who was kidnapped by her stepfather in the 1970s, only to be found dead … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: War and Justice: The Case of Marine A
August 2, 2022 | Helen ArcherA shocking, thought-provoking documentary – perhaps unintentionally so.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Girl in the Picture
July 26, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis twisting, brutal tale of a victim whose abuse was tragically hidden under authorities’ noses.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Murder in the Alps
July 5, 2022 | Helen ArcherRegurgitating inaccurate information rather than critiquing it, this misleading true crime documentary is a frustrating, manipulative affair.Read More
Channel 4 orders Kevin Spacey documentary
June 29, 2022 | VOD NewsChannel Four has commissioned a documentary series from Roast Beef Productions about Kevin Spacey.
Spacey Unmasked (a working title) will take a forensic look at one of the most powerful and respected actors in the world. From his childhood to … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Big Conn
June 21, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis strangely lighthearted retelling of government fraud avoids the larger systemic issues at play.Read More