![]() ![]() ![]() The choices run the gamut in terms of subject matter and tone, tackling all matter of narratives: following the gumshoe detectives of “The First 48,” exposing miscarriages of justice in “Who Killed Malcolm X?,” chronicling crimes so bizarre it’s hard to believe they qualify as true in “Sasquatch.” Here, selected by yours truly and compiled from Times coverage, are 50 of the best true-crime documentary films and TV series you can stream right now. So, like the authorities - at least the honest ones - we’re stepping in to help. From HBO Max to A&E, true-crime programming is more prevalent than illegal weed dispensaries. The show establishes the location via the same handful of drone shots of swampland in every episode, and the town seems to expand or contract to fill the plot’s needs (somehow there is an adult store on the outskirts, run by a mustachioed clerk who is, of course, full of secrets).Cult murders, lottery heists, deadly dating apps, killer clowns: We’re in the midst of a true-crime wave, and television is the culprit. He’s even worse when it comes to Boyd, who is an absurd combination of plot device and punching bag, played with maximum twitchiness by Mitchell, who specializes in oddball characters like this.īishop is the kind of pseudo-folksy town where the local restaurant is called Doxie’s Eating Place, and literally every character is entangled in a sinister conspiracy. With his constantly greasy hair and perpetually unbuttoned shirt (revealing a white tank top beneath), Dickie is the embodiment of Southern chauvinism, and he’s condescending and threatening to Frances and Nicque. ![]() RELATED: Angel Has Fallen Confirms Nick Nolte is Hollywood's Favorite Deadbeat DadĪll the mysterious obfuscations makes it tough for the show to settle on a villain, although the loudmouthed, violent, sexist Dickie comes closest. Nolte rasps his way through brief appearances as the town patriarch, and Barbara Hershey is wasted as Yates’ mother Bird, who shows up even more briefly than the Judge does. Regan gives an earnest if somewhat dull performance as Frances (she’s been better in villainous roles on shows like Jane the Virgin and Marvel’s Agent Carter), and Hartnett is mostly on autopilot as Yates, who’s theoretically torn between his progressive California values and the pull of his old-fashioned hometown. The plot doesn’t necessarily have to be riveting if the characters are well-drawn and the setting is evocative, but Paradise Lost’s characters are mostly one-dimensional, and Bishop is an unremarkable Southern small town hostile to outsiders like Frances. Five episodes in, the details of these mysteries (and how they relate, or don’t relate, to the Forsythe family history and Janus’ death) are still mostly unclear, and the dialogue is full of portentous-sounding nonsense that doesn’t convey any useful information. Reporter Nicque Green (Danielle Deadwyler) is convinced that her uncle, who was convicted of starting the fire, is innocent, and she enlists her sister Gynnifer (Gail Bean) to use her position as Frances’ assistant to spy on Boyd’s therapy sessions. Boyd was also present (during his time as a firefighter) at a motel fire two decades ago, a mystery Frances isn’t the only one looking into. ![]()
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