Tag: True Crime adaptation
Black Fly (2014): The Shock of Serial Murder in a Small Town
In the city, people are often scared by serial and spree killers because of the anonymity involved— amongst a large population, a multiple murderer...
The Limitations of Law in Memories of Murder (2003)
During the mid-1980s, serial killers were already a staple of American media— everybody knew the names Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Richard Ramirez and...
Paranoia, Marginalization, and Race in Spike Lee’s Summer of Sam (1999)
In the summer of 1977, New York City was suffering after a year of young people being murdered. An unknown man - a human...
The Abyssal Sadness of Tony (2009)
Gerard Johnson’s 2009 indie film Tony is about a meek Englishman living alone in a flat on a council housing estate and harbouring dark...
Boredom of the Lower Class in The Snowtown Murders (2011)
In North America, the name John Bunting isn’t particularly well known. But in Australia, his name continues to instil a sense of dread in...