Category: Documentaries

Earlier this week Joseph DeAngelo, now an infirm old man, was wheeled to the stand in a courtroom and in his signature hushed, delicate tone he admitted to

The popularity of the true-crime genre has seen a surge in recent years, a by-product of couch detectives listening intently to the Adnan Syed case on the popular

This post will take a look at the documentaries that aired on HBO from July – December of 2019. Each section will give an Overview, my Expectations of

HBO’s 2019 documentary season is behind us and this post will get us up to speed on what they were for the year. Some big exciting & controversial

It’s a freezing cold night and beyond the bright lights of the production set is the expansive darkness of the Northern Ireland countryside. The comforting illumination of the

There are plenty of folks who keep us abreast of all the hot topics that have been bubbling to the surface. Maher, Oliver and Cenac all offer it

The final installment brings in some really valuable information regarding Adnan’s case most specifically the total lack of DNA testing and the autopsy report. In amongst these key

I am trying an experiment with documentary coverage for 2018 and have already decided I don’t like it. I am going to review each documentary in a few sentences all

This week’s episode was mostly about Adnan’s conviction and his request for a retrial as well as reminding us of the unreliability of key information used to prosecute

This week, a huge part of the story is played out for us and the timeline of events becomes fully clarified. Frustratingly, the issue we are still faced

The Case Against Adnan Syed is focused around the conviction of Adnan Syed for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999. Adnan has spent the

HBO gets its documentary line-up one of two ways. It either commissions someone to create one on a certain topic or it purchases an existing film outright or

As we wind down another year of HBO programming, we remember that includes its documentary content. But as we wrap up, we know more is on the way in 2019. This post

Through HBOWatch has been dormant on documentary reviews for a long while (to resume soon) HBO has continued to present them from time to time. Here via an

Overview: 15: A QUINCEAÑERA STORY, is a collection of four short documentary films. Executive produced by renowned music executive Tommy Mottola and directed by Emmy winner Matthew O’Neill