TV Reviews5.9/10
‘Bodkin’ Review: Netflix’s True-Crime Drama Delivers a Solid Premise, Uneven Middle
A dead whistleblower, a missing person case, and a small Irish town hiding its secrets — a review of the Netflix mystery "Bodkin".
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Tag: true crime
ID to Put the “AI” in “Aileen Wuornos”: Docuseries Uses Face-Swap Tech Instead of Casting an Actress
ID's new docuseries swaps Morag Peacock's face with AI-reconstructed Aileen Wuornos, trading Theron's Oscar-winning transformation for digital mimicry.
TV Reviews6.6/10
MH370 Docuseries Presents Three Competing Theories, But Never Resolves Any of Them
A documentary presents three theories behind a vanished airliner, each contradicted by the next, leaving viewers no certain answer.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
Bryan Cranston Leads a Solid True-Crime Thriller That Drags at Its End
A tale of a customs agent who goes deep beneath the shadow of a vast money machine, carried by a master actor whose face betrays nothing.
Movie Reviews8.4/10
Dermot Mulroney’s Turn as Brendan Behan in ‘In the Name of the Father’ Earns Its Place
A true tale of a man condemned unjustly, whose father's fate drives him to seek proof of his own innocence.
TV Reviews9.8/10
Landscapers Review: HBO’s Dark Comedy Turns a Decade-Old Murder Into a Slow-Burning Thriller
A grim true crime tale, told as comedy, wherein a quiet wife and her husband bury their parents in the garden for a decade.
TV Reviews4.6/10
Octavia Spencer’s True-Crime Podcast Series Opens Strong but Runs Out of Gas
A true-crime drama with a great premise, but the pacing sags across three seasons, leaving only the first season worth your time.
TV Reviews7.5/10
‘Dr. Death’ Turns Two Medical True Crimes Into Television, And Mostly Earns Its Trust
A grim chronicle of two physicians whose skill concealed a deeper cruelty, and a justice system that lagged far behind.
TV Reviews7.4/10
Four Years On, Conversations With A Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes Still Packs a Punch
A grim, necessary look into the chilling audio recordings of a Chicago killer's own voice, paired with those closest to the case.
TV Reviews5.6/10
Michael Shannon Anchors Waco’s Ambivalent True-Crime Drama
A grim tale of Waco, wherein a prophet and his followers abide within a compound, and a negotiator strives to save them all.
TV Reviews8.5/10
Two Men Testify That Michael Jackson Abused Them in Leaving Neverland
A grim documentary wherein two men recount their torment by a revered entertainer, wrought in dread and measured patience.
TV Reviews8/10
Evil Genius Review: Netflix’s Pizza Bomber Docuseries Is a Slow-Burn Masterpiece
A true crime docuseries of a pizza man's death and the conspiracy that followed, with no easy answers.