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“Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist” is now available to stream on Netflix. Sign Up: Stay on Top of the Latest TV News! Sign Up for our TV Newsletter Now. Netflix's latest true crime documentary Evil Genius leaves some huge questions about the 'pizza bomber case' in 2003.
This docuseries has all of the makings a cult classic, emphasis on cult.This psychological thriller serves up the controversial Rajneeshpuram group on a platter that most folks probably never knew existed. When a controversial spiritual guru builds a utopian city in the Oregon desert, it causes a massive schism between the locals and the newly-formed followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Osho) and his personal assistant Ma Anand Sheela.Also, the conflict led to the first-ever bioterror attack recorded in the United States and has a few extras, such as illegal wiretapping, thrown in for good measure.“Wild Wild Country” is sure to send you on a wild, wild ride.“Time: The Kalief Browder Story”.
'Time: The Kalief Browder Story' was released in 2017.(Netflix)Do we really have the presumption of innocence until we’re proven guilty?That was the question on everyone’s mind after Kalief Browder was falsely accused by police of stealing someone’s backpack while on his way home from a party when he was 16.However, while awaiting trial, Browder spent 800 days in solitary confinement at Rikers Island in New York City - all without ever being convicted of a crime.“ Don't F.k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer”.
I've been struggling to get into shows of late, so was happy to find myself hooked on this documentary series, watching it all in just over a day. Its just mind-blowing.
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Each episode has its own strong stories that would work well as a stand-alone event, except that they are all related in complex ways and tell this insane over-arching plot. The mystery that unfolds from the bizarre SAW-like first episode is so unpredictable and twisty, right up to the very last moments. Its fascinating watching interviews, hearing bits of pieces of information, and finding your mind folding in on itself as you try to suss people out, think about motives, all the 'what ifs' etc. There is something always eerie and atmospheric about seeing evidence, street footage of locations, news footage, tying it all together like you're a voyeuristic detective. I thought it was brilliantly researched and edited, and never a dull moment. I'd have loved for a body language expert like Paul Ekman (or someone like his fictional protege Cal Lightman from Lie to Me) to analyse the interviews for 'tells' as they were plentiful.
With incredible true-stories like this, brilliantly told, I struggle to justify why I'd want to watch a made-up story with self-conscious actors and gimmicky direction. There's so much more to learn, and substantial food for thought from real life.
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