true crime
UK TV review: The Staircase (2022)
June 12, 2022 | Helen Archer
This well-acted drama based on the documentary is a meta goldmine for true crime nerds.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall
June 7, 2022 | Helen Archer
Erin Lee Carr’s two-part documentary dives into the disturbing murder of Kim Wall.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist
May 24, 2022 | Helen Archer
This meta examination of the LA celebrity burglaries in the early 2000s is lacking in style and substance.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King
May 10, 2022 | Helen Archer
Netflix’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 Archer
This 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 Archer
Joshua 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 Farnor
A superb turn from Jessica Chastain can’t save this disappointingly restrained biopic.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Jobfished
March 22, 2022 | Helen Archer
This 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 Archer
This 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 Archer
This slick, outrageous true crime documentary is a timely tale of online fakery.Read More
