Whether it’s a movie, a TV series or a book, crime is a genre that always compels me, even more so if based on a true story, which is exactly what we are asked to pick for the first Thursday of May for Wandering Through the Shelves’s weekly series Thursday Movie Picks. Without further ado, here are my picks — I kinda cheated this week though.
Amanda Knox (2016)
Netflix’s original documentary tells the story of the conviction and eventual acquittal of American exchange student Amanda Knox for the death of British exchange student Meredith Kercher in 2007 in Perugia, Italy. As you probably know, I’m Italian and this murder was on the news for years. And yet I’ve learned more about it by watching this documentary, which is very compelling and does a great job at showing how good (Italian) police is at screwing up.
Conversation with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes (2019)
Another Netflix original, this one tells the story of one of the most notorious as well as one of the first serial killers, Ted Bundy, a nice and tremendously charming young man who confessed to 30 homicides after more than ten years of denials. I’m really looking forward to seeing the film with Efron that should release tomorrow(?) on Netflix and I checked this out while waiting and it made for such an interesting watch! There are also some funny moments and some unexpected ones — like the proposal. WTF!
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)
It tells the story of Andrew Bagby who was murdered by his ex-girlfriend not long after breaking up with her. Soon after, she announced she was pregnant with Andrew’s kid and Andrew’s friend, Kurt Kuenne, decided to make this film as a gift to that child who would never meet his father. It’s not easy to sit through this as it’s incredibly devastating but it’s definitely worth watching.
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