29th Mar 2021
We re coming up to yet another long weekend in lockdown, so Netflix is an obvious choice. Here are our picks of series (and one film) to binge.
The Laundromat
There are echoes of Steven Soderbergh’s Oscar-winning 2000 film
Erin Brockovich in his newest film just for Netflix, that of an unlikely and underestimated woman (in this case, the great Meryl Streep) who attempts to take on and bring down an insurance fraud scheme. Based on Jake Bernstein’s book
Secrecy World: Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit Money Networks and the Global Elite,
The Laundromat stars Meryl Streep as a widow who investigates a massive insurance-fraud scheme that’s benefiting a network of super-rich people around the world. With a supporting cast that includes Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas and Sharon Stone, you just know you’re in for a treat.
Serial Killers Fast Facts
Here’s a select list of convicted American serial killers and notable open or unsolved cases.
Serial murder is defined by the FBI as two or more killings separated by a span of time. A majority of serial killings are sexually motivated, according to the FBI.
Serial murders are relatively rare. Fewer than one percent of homicides during a given year are committed by serial killers, the FBI reports.
David Berkowitz
Years and location: 1970s, New York City
Characteristics: Initially claimed a neighbor’s dog was possessed by an ancient spirit that commanded him to shoot people. The dog owner’s name was Sam. Berkowitz later said the dog story was a hoax.
CinemaBlend
There are true crime docuseries out there and then there are ones like
Night Stalker, the 2021 Netflix series detailing the heinous crimes of one of Californiaâs most notorious and fearsome criminals that preyed on the residents of Los Angeles and San Francisco between June 1984 and August 1985 before finally being revealed as Richard Ramirez. But after blowing through the seriesâ four episodes and locking your windows and doors, some of you may be looking for other true crime docuseries, specifically those concerning serial killers, to stream right now.
We live in an age where there are more true crime documentaries and docuseries (both new cases and those from decades ago) than ever before thanks in part to the abundance of streaming services which, in a sense, has created a golden age for the format and allowed even more stories to be told in a way that wasnât possible on traditional television networks. Stories grim and gory, tales of killers preyin
Zac Efron in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile.
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Netflix synopsis: Single mother Liz falls for Ted Bundy and refuses to believe the truth about his crimes for years. A drama based on a true story.
Based in part on a memoir by Bundy s longtime girlfriend Elizabeth Kendall, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile follows the deranged killer (Efron) as he ingratiates himself into the life of Kendall and her young daughter, all while committing gruesome murders.
Bundy kidnapped, raped and murdered some 30 women during the 1970s and possibly earlier.
It s disturbing to see how easily Bundy was able to charm Kendall and her daughter into accepting him as part of the family, and even more terrifying considering the fact that Bundy once tried to kill Kendall.
And I mean…There is no sin more miserable than to betray the one who believed you.
The real issue of animal rights here is less that of suffering than that of betrayal.
When existence for one another does not work, and the strongest person decides the fate of the weak.
In the moment of need, of social isolation, the weak gave the traitor consolation and loyalty.
And then the victim stands all alone in an animal shelter, longing for the one who betrayed him.
The betrayal has condemned him to loneliness and sadness.
It is said that man learns only in pain.