16 of my favourite documentaries and movies.
Who Took Johnny - An investigation of a cold case tries to determine what became of Iowa paperboy Johnny Gosch, who disappeared 30 years earlier.
The Witness - Bill Genovese investigates the 1964 murder of his sister Kitty Genovese, a New York woman who was attacked while 38 people allegedly did nothing to help her.
Amanda Knox - The trial, conviction and acquittal of Amanda Knox for the murder of an exchange student in Italy.
The Imposter - Filmmaker Bart Layton chronicles the tale of Frederic Bourdin, a con artist who seemingly tricked a Texas family into believing he was a relative who disappeared years earlier.
Shadow of Truth - A four part documentary mini-series that examines the mysterious murder case of Tair Rada, an Israeli high-school girl who was found brutally murdered in her school’s toilets during an ordinary day.
Cropsey - Two filmmakers investigate the disappearance of five children and the real boogeyman linked to them.
Killer Legends - (The same filmmakers of Cropsey). Joshua Zeman and Rachel Mills investigate the true crimes that may have spawned urban legends.
Killing Season - (The same filmmakers of Cropsey and Killer Legends). Joshua Zeman and Rachel Mills immerse themselves in a world of serial murder rarely seen on TV. Features many unsolved serial killing cases across America.
Beware the Slenderman - The mythos of a faceless, digital-age bogeyman known as Slenderman, but his influence was felt in the real world when two 12-year-old girls lured their friend into the woods for a brutal murder.
There’s Something Wrong With Aunt Diane - The accident made national headlines: a suburban mother drove the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in upstate New York and crashed head-on into an SUV, killing herself and seven others. In the aftermath, Diane Schuler was portrayed as a reckless drunk and a mother who cracked. But was she the monster the public made her out to be…or the perfect wife and mother that many say she was?
Dear Zachary - A filmmaker decides to memorialize a murdered friend when his friend’s ex-girlfriend announces she is expecting his son.
Korean movies that I have recently watched and that I recommend.
A Tale of Two Sisters - A family is haunted by the tragedies of deaths within the family.
I Saw the Devil - A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases. ( I loved this one the most).
Confession of Murder - Lee Du-seok publishes an autobiography describing murders he committed after the statute of limitations expires. A detective and one of the victim’s mother’s search for the author while another killer begins a spree of murders.
Memories of Murder - In 1986, two detectives assigned to a double murder investigation in a South Korean province. But when the murderer strikes several more times with the same pattern, the detectives realize that they are chasing the country’s first documented serial killer. Based on true events.
Tell Me Something -
Detectives (Han Suk-kyu, Hang-Seon Jang) seek a murderer who scatters victims’ limbs around Seoul in plastic bags.
If you do watch any of these, let me know what you think!
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