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Big crimes, small screen; true crime television series and TV documentaries that recreate and reexamine some of the mystifying and grisliest cases in history.
Review of 'We Hunt Together' 1.3
We learned a lot about our major quarter of characters in We Hunt Together 1.3 on Showtime last Sunday night. Baba doesn't like to kill. In fact, he wants to recapture some of the small boy that he was in Africa, before being a child soldier claimed his body and a lot of his soul, and turned in him into a killer. Freddie says she wants to help him in that quest, but of course she lies about just about everything.
By Paul Levinson6 years ago in Criminal
Pegging Your Demons Away
The finale episode to the 12-part series of the Michaela Coel powerhouse, “I May Destroy You,” left most of us nauseous, concerned and on the verge of tears the whole thirty minutes – as per usual. A show so well-crafted and incredibly triggering needed to pack a few final punches before leaving us, its viewers, to shiver in fetal position and contemplate our sense of self until the series is *hopefully* renewed.
By Elizabeth Burch-Hudson6 years ago in Criminal
Review of 'We Hunt Together' 1.2
We Hunt Together 1.2 really upped its game. First, the killing team of Freddy and Baba got another two murders under their belts -- or, in at least one case, up hanging from a tree -- which is a lot more than the usual one you'd expect from serial killers in a single episode. And our detective team of Jackson and Lola seem even smarter than in the first episode, or at least Jackson did. Lola is revealed as a druggie, which may compromise her work (or maybe not, if we believe what Sigmund Freud said about at least one drug in his infamous Cocaine Papers).
By Paul Levinson6 years ago in Criminal
Review of 'We Hunt Together' 1.1
A different kind of detective show, just on Showtime: We Hunt Together. How is it different? British -- well, there are lots of those. Somewhat unusual format: About equal time to the build-up to a murder, that happens three days before the detectives begin to investigate. That's interesting, but not enough to make We Hunt Together compelling.
By Paul Levinson6 years ago in Criminal
THE KEEPERS
The Keepers tells the story of Sister Catherine Cesnik, a 26-year-old nun living in Baltimore who was abducted and murdered back in the 1960s. The case was never solved, but was linked to a horrific history of sexual abuse by a chaplain called Father Joseph Maskell
By Jenny Levey6 years ago in Criminal
The 5 Most Important/Surprising Moments From Wentworth 8x04, 'Revenant'
After episode three of Wentworth's eighth season focused mostly on the introduction of hacktivist/legacy character Judy Bryant, the fourth episode was truly an ensemble affair, diving back into the season's other major story lines.
By Kristy Anderson6 years ago in Criminal
Review of 'London Kills'
My wife and I binge-watched another two-season U.K. offering from Acorn TV: London Kills. It's been billed as akin to Criminal Minds and Castle, but, episode for episode (five per-season for this mini-series), I liked it better than either of those fine shows. How's that for praise?
By Paul Levinson6 years ago in Criminal
Review of 'Striking Out'
My wife and I binged the two seasons of Striking Out, originally (in 2017-2018) on Irish TV, now on Acorn via Amazon Prime. The show only ran two seasons, and there's apparently no prospect for a third season, which is a shame, because the two seasons were quite good, and the second season ended on an unexpected turn of events.
By Paul Levinson6 years ago in Criminal
