Number of episodes: 5 Candy Montgomery is your average Texas housewife from the 80s; she cooks, cleans, goes to church, has an affair with her friend's husband, and kills his wife with an ax. Jessica Biel plays Montgomery, in this dynamic and creepy betrayal of one of the most gruesome murders in Texas at the … Continue reading Candy
Warning: suicide and eating disorder are depicted in episodes Number of episodes: 8 Based on the true story as seen in the HBO documentary I Love You, Now Die, Michelle Carter loves her boyfriend so much that she encourages him to commit suicide. Played by Elle Fanning, who nails her terrible eyebrows perfectly, you see … Continue reading The Girl From Plainville
Warning: an episode depicts sexual assault Number of episodes: 8 Theranos, a Silicon Valley wonder-kin that seemed too good to be true. Well, they were right. Spearheaded by a charismatic and headstrong young woman, Elizabeth Holmes, what started as a concept by a college dropout turned into a billion-dollar company built on lies. Amanda Seyfried … Continue reading The Dropout
I’ve been waiting for this since summer 2020 when it was originally supposed to come out. As a lover of Agatha Christie, I think they did a good job. In a remake of the 1978 movie of the same title, famed detective Hercule Poirot (instant props if you can pronounce his name correctly) is tasked … Continue reading Death On The Nile
Episodes: 8 This chilling series tells the tale of how Oxycontin came to be on the market and encouraged its users to abuse it. From exaggerations on the drug companies' side to negligence on the FDA's part, we get to see how corrupt the drug corporation can be. Yes, this is a "based on true … Continue reading Dopesick
Trigger warning: scenes depicting anorexia and bulimia and the behaiviors that follow them are sprinkled throughout the film I am obsessed with the royal family. A fact that I'm unashamed of. I am equally in love with Princess Diana and who she was. This movie is not a happy movie. It's a real movie. The … Continue reading Spencer
Episodes: 10 Ryan Murphy does it again. I wasn't so on board with reliving the salacious event that is the Monica Lewinsky scandal but I'm a sucker for a good limited series based on true events. I knew the main facts and players involved but seeing the dates and events being acted out was interesting. … Continue reading Impeachment: American Crime Story
Finally the Father of the Bride reunion we've been waiting for, George Banks and Franc solving crimes, oh and with Selena Gomez. It's witty and funny and just suspenseful enough to make you want to keep watching. The premise is pretty realistic, a murder and three true-crime podcast enthusiasts decide to solve it while making … Continue reading Only Murders In The Building
Episodes: 8 The best advice would be to start watching this show without knowing anything about it. It's an all star cast going to a mysterious and luxurious spiritual retreat, complete with a crime. Do I have you intrigued? You can also see Nicole Kidman embrace her inner guru and (kinda terrible) Russian accent. Your … Continue reading Nine Perfect Strangers
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