C Categories Reviews TV May 9, 2022 Candy is a well-crafted story of murder & desperate housewives Jessica Biel & Melanie Lynskey are excellent in Hulu’s docudrama about a bizarre 1980 murder in smalltown Texas
T Categories Reviews TV May 5, 2022 The Staircase tells stories within stories HBO's new true-crime drama makes gripping television of yesterday's news.
B Categories Reviews TV March 14, 2022 Bad Vegan whips up a complicated and nuanced dish Netflix's latest docuseries goes beyond the headlines of Vegan Chef Sarma Melngailis’ arrest to show a more ambiguous picture.
T Categories Reviews TV March 10, 2022 There’s no thing in The Thing About Pam Eschewing incisiveness for post-podcast play, The Thing About Pam struggles to say anything.
P Categories Reviews TV December 7, 2021 Performances and metatextual flair elevate Landscapers’ true-crime saga HBO's limited series offers more than the usual sensationalistic grim recreations.
R Categories Festivals Movies Reeling 2021 Reviews September 26, 2021 Reeling 2021: Gemmel & Tim preserves the memories of two Black gay men denied justice Michiel Thomas' heartbreaking documentary calls for justice and equity and highlights the racial disparities in how society treats even gay men.
D Categories Reviews TV July 14, 2021 Dr. Death is an addicting crime drama with surgical precision Based on the popular podcast, the 8-part Peacock series successfully combines mystery with medical drama.
H Categories Reviews TV July 9, 2021 Heist should have been a podcast Netflix's latest true crime docuseries suffers from tonal shifts and a plodding pace.
T Categories Reviews TV June 21, 2021 The epilogue to “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” focuses on the victims The follow-up to the groundbreaking HBO true crime miniseries puts a compassionate spotlight on the Golden State Killer's victims and survivors.
S Categories Interviews Podcasts Right on Cue TV April 2, 2021 Shedding the skin of Dominik Scherrer’s score for “The Serpent” The composer talks about the complexities of thriller scoring and the elusive, '70s-tinged score for Netflix's latest true crime docudrama.