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Monkey on a Stick: A Tacky Tale of Murder, Abuse… and Chanting

Monkey on a Stick: A Tacky Tale of Murder, Abuse… and Chanting

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 17, 2024Monkey on a Stick, Docuementary, Jason Lapeyre, Hare Krishna, True crime, Canadian, Religion, Corruption, adaptationComment

Woman of the Hour: The War Between Men and Women Propels Ace True-Crime Drama

Woman of the Hour: The War Between Men and Women Propels Ace True-Crime Drama

By Liz Braun

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 10, 2024Woman of the Hour, TIFF 23, Anna Kendrick, True crime, Directorial debut, 1970s, Daniel Zovatto, Tony Hale, Autumn BestComment

The Beasts: Fact-Based Spanish Crime Story a Study in Nightmare Neighbours

The Beasts: Fact-Based Spanish Crime Story a Study in Nightmare Neighbours

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 11, 2023The Beasts, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Spanish Films, True crime, Denis Ménochet, Luis Zahera, Marina FoïsComment

Boston Strangler: Latest Remake Smartly Follows Female Reporters on the Case

Boston Strangler: Latest Remake Smartly Follows Female Reporters on the Case

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 16, 2023Boston Strangler, Matt Ruskin, Keira Knightly, Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Chris Cooper, David Dastmalchian, True crime, Disney+, 1960sComment

Original-Cin Q&A: The Good Nurse’s Redmayne and Chastain on Art Imitating Life

Original-Cin Q&A: The Good Nurse’s Redmayne and Chastain on Art Imitating Life

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekOctober 19, 2022The Good Nurse, Tobias Lindholm, Eddie Redmayne, Jessica Chastain, Q&A interviews, True crime, TIFF 2022Comment

The Good Nurse: Quietly Brilliant True-Crime Saga Hinges on Ace Performances

The Good Nurse: Quietly Brilliant True-Crime Saga Hinges on Ace Performances

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 18, 2022The Good Nurse, TIFF 2022, Tobias Lindholm, Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne, Drama, Netflix, True crimeComment

House of Gucci: Starry True-Crime Drama Works Better in Theory Than on Screen

House of Gucci: Starry True-Crime Drama Works Better in Theory Than on Screen

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 24, 2021House of Gucci, Drama, True crime, Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Ridley Scott, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto, AdaptationComment

My Friend Dahmer: When the killer was still only 'high school weird'

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 9, 2017True crime, Jeffrey Dahmer, Anne Heche, Graphic novels, Derf