I’m a big fan of documentaries, but it is a genre which doesn’t always get the attention it deserves. So I really enjoyed seeing the Netflix-show Making a Murderer getting as much attention as it did. The case about Steven Avery has had quite an impact and for the right reasons. It is strange to see how that court case has resulted in a guilty verdict (whether or not he really did it isn’t even important) as there were enough reasons to have doubt. But what if you have finished it and are looking to other shows and documentaries like Making a Murderer, which are the ones you should be checking out? I’m here to help out, with a list of documentaries you should also check out. Continue reading
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Making A Murderer (2015) – Review
The subgenre of documentaries that deal with crimes in which the wrong person is on trial and convicted (unfortunately) keeps growing. It means that too often police work is not done properly, evidence is insufficiently researched and too much significance is given to statements by witnesses. The Thin Blue Line revealed that already, but others did so too, documentaries like Murder on a Sunday Morning, A Murder in the Park, The Central Park Five, The Staircase, Give Up Tomorrow or films about “The Memphis Three” ( Paradise Lost and West of Memphis ). Last month, Netflix released the ten-part documentary series Making A Murderer which revolves around the case of Steven Avery. Continue reading