Day: May 10, 2022

CANDY PART 1 (ANALYSIS)CANDY PART 1 (ANALYSIS)

Kevin MathewsKevin Mathews 10:05 pm

Candy Part 1 is the first instalment of an American true crime drama streaming television miniseries created by Nick Antosca and Robin Veith. The series stars Jessica Biel as the real-life Candy Montgomery, who was accused of brutally murdering her best friend, Betty Gore (played by Melanie Lynskey) in 1980s Texas. In the light of the popularity of dramatisations of true crime stories – like The Staircase and The Thing About Pam – we take the opportunity to analyse whether these true crime dramas are worth the time and effort to begin with.

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WE OWN THIS CITY PART 3 (ANALYSIS)WE OWN THIS CITY PART 3 (ANALYSIS)

Kevin MathewsKevin Mathews 10:00 pm

We Own This City Part 3 is the third instalment of an American true crime drama miniseries based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton. The miniseries was developed and written by George Pelecanos and David Simon, who had previously collaborated on The Wire and Deuce. The premise involves the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF) and the corruption surrounding it.

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