West of Memphis (2012) (original) (raw)

An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.

An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three. (less)

Director: Amy Berg
Writer: Amy Berg
Starring: Peter Jackson
Producers: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Amy Berg

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Review by Brian Orndorf, March 7, 2013

7 / 10

We�ve been through this story before, on three separate occasions. Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky�s �Paradise Lost� documentary series (including the 1996 original, �Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills,� a 2000 sequel, �Revelations,� and the 2011 conclusion, �Purgatory�) triumphantly inspected the gruesome, astonishing details involving the trial and conviction of the West Memphis Three. The pictures were incendiary and mournful, blending journalism and outrage masterfully over six methodical hours, walking through the case one step at a time. While never intended to be the definitive document ...read more...

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