Boston Strangler, based on real killings in the early '60s, comes off as a film that's trying hard to remain rivetingly mysterious as opposed to a Zodiac or a Se7en. It has a first act that instantly hooks your investigative interests, and as the cases begin to pile up, there are many leads the film puts forward. Cinematographer Ben Kutchins attributes as a dark, softened glow to the frames, not too distant from the visual style of a David Fincher…
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Caught Out: Crime. Corruption.Cricket. 2023
For the second time today, Netflix underdelivers with a sports documentary that doesn't add anything substantial to one of the most high-profile cricketing corruption cases at the start of the 21st century. Every informational tidbit provided here is available on Wikipedia pages, and it doesn't take a good editor or director to piece everything together. The joke is primarily on cricket enthusiasts to think that every investigation that was conducted eventually led to nothing. Not a single person faced a…
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Barbarian 2022
Zach Cregger's Barbarian is a masterclass in building tension and suspense, and presenting payoffs in the form of well-crafted scares. Surprisingly, we also get to know just about enough about the film's lead characters including the antagonist. Almost every cliché associated with films featuring the "terror in the basement" trope is neatly subverted. We also get a great "final girl" performance from Georgina Campbell, which doesn't exactly turn out the way you might expect. The first act sets up the…
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Worst Roommate Ever 2022
The makers get one part right - the documentary series focuses almost entirely on the victims' perspective - giving them all the time they need to articulate these real-life incidents. Every episode has its share of psychological horror and thriller-like twists, and it's ideal to go into the series totally blank. It really drives you nuts when you know that such crimes happen when digital technology is the strongest it's ever been. Also, some real-estate laws need to be revisited…
