true-crime Archives

Ratchet TV: Abducted in Plain Sight

Music

By Shamir Bailey | February 22, 2019

Ratchet TV: Abducted in Plain Sight

Shamir was blown away by the whiteness and weirdness of Netflix’s new true crime doc.

The People v. O.J. Simpson is a Decadent Gumbo of Tabloid Excess and Cultural Commentary

Film

By Patrick Brice | March 18, 2016

The People v. O.J. Simpson is a Decadent Gumbo of Tabloid Excess and Cultural Commentary

Patrick Brice makes a case for the thrillingly playful (and human) true-crime show from Ryan Murphy and writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski.