True crime can occasionally lean into salacious details over the stronger substance available. In the case of How to Create a Sex Scandal, one of the first official shows in the Max era, the material appears focused on generating as much shock value as possible. The intent of the documentary appears to place blame on … Continue reading TV Review: ‘How to Create a Sex Scandal’ Relies on Shock Over Substance
Review: ‘Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street’ Tells a Straightfoward Story of American Greed
The story of the 2008 financial crash continues to fascinate creatives and filmmakers. In addition to a few HBO films on the subject, The Big Short became a Best Picture contender. Stories of American excess from Wall Street continue to grow in entertainment today. Billions, Succession, and Industry all traffic in similar content. Now, Netflix … Continue reading Review: ‘Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street’ Tells a Straightfoward Story of American Greed
Review: ‘Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes’ Is Chilling True Crime
Hearing someone speak over a tape recorder has long skeeved me out. It does not matter if I'm listening to an interview with my friends, research subjects, even on TV. There's a level of disconnect between the person speaking and what I'm hearing that has always felt very odd to me. This fear may have … Continue reading Review: ‘Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes’ Is Chilling True Crime