For years, ex-team doctor and child abuser Larry Nassar preyed on young athletes at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Athlete A (2020)Īthlete A, the Netflix documentary about the US gymnastics team scandal that rocked the sports world in 2017, is not to be confused with HBO’s At the Heart of Gold. American Murder’s no-frills approach may frighten some viewers, but it’s the kind of true-crime documentary that stays with you. The filmmaker Jenny Popplewell creates a striking documentary that feels more like a found-footage film, with no new talking-head interviews, recreations, or voiceovers, by showing the suburban Watts family dynamics primarily through Shanann’s social media accounts and text messages and the investigation from police body cameras, interrogation room footage, and courtroom shots. Even though it’s a true-crime documentary about Chris Watts, the man accused of killing his pregnant wife Shanann, as well as the couple’s two young daughters (Bella and Celeste), it’s disturbing and depressing all at once. American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)Ī narrative previously told in tabloid headlines and chyrons on cable news can be reframed in various ways. However, Knox’s participation gives you an idea of the film’s leanings toward guilt or innocence, ultimately asking viewers to put themselves in Knox’s shoes and ask “Do you suspect her? or Do you believe her? Guys, it’s time to clean off your Crazy Walls.
With unprecedented access to key players and new archival footage, directors Rod Blackhurst (Here Alone) and Brian McGinn (Chef’s Table) revisit the tangled story of the embattled media sensation. Amanda Knox was the primary suspect in the murder of her Italian roommate while studying abroad and was convicted and acquitted twice.
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