The Cheshire Murders
Available on: HBOgo
My rating: 5/5
What I thought:
The Cheshire murders are a case that I've followed since the beginning. The entire incident was horrifying and fascinating and so utterly sad. This documentary has interviews with both sides of the case: the family of the murdered, and the family of the criminals (most of whom are quick to throw them both under the bus. Exception: Steven Hayes daughter, who thinks he should not be executed). I learned a lot that I didn't know: like the fact that the police were on scene for 30 minutes before the fire was set (WTF?!), which makes the whole thing even more sad. You see the ways in which the whole incident could have been avoided (if the police had intervened when they arrived, if one of the murderers brother's had reported a fight they had had to his brothers parole officer he would have been arrested months before... if, if, if...). I'm a pretty liberal person and I believe, on the whole, that capital punishment is a bad idea... but fry these motherfuckers immediately. And it seems the governor of CT feels the same way, as he vetoed a bill to abolish the death penalty in Connecticut specifically citing this case, which was on-going at that time. Anyway, if by the end of this movie you don't at least temporarily believe the death penalty is a good idea and should involve a baseball bat, you have no soul.
Semper Fi: Always Faithful
Available on: Netflix
My rating: 4/5
What I thought:
Apparently I was in a mood to be depressed, because, holy shit, this was another sad film. Apparently the water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina was poisoned for a good 20 years and the Marine Corp knew about it and did nothing to stop it. Hundreds of thousands of marines and their families were poisoned and there is a good chance they had no idea because the Marine Corp is being a dick about trying to contact all those people (surprise!). Story after story of families with young babies who died, men with breast cancer, people with mysterious illness after working on base for decades... it's enough to make you think that maybe the Marines don't give a shit about their people. This film was really well done and very sad and it's mind-blowing that I have never even heard about this before. It should be on every news channel until these people are compensated. Which they haven't been. Of course.
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
Available on: Netflix
My Rating: 3/5
What I thought:
Super cute little movie about people and their dogs. In this case, the "people" are almost entirely celebrities, but it's a cute little movie nonetheless and a fun way to kill 50 minutes so I stop wanting to slit my wrists in the company bathroom.
Connected: An Autobiography About Love, Death and Technology
Available on: Netflix
My Rating: 1/5
What I thought:
OK, to be fair, I only watched 20 minutes because I couldn't stomach any more than that. If in 20 minutes I have no earthly idea what the hell your movie is about, you are doing something wrong. Something about connectivity...? Patriarchy and the development of literacy? Her dad is dying? She's pregnant? I don't know. And I didn't care. And within the first 20 minutes I don't recall seeing any actual footage that the filmmaker probably shot herself, it seemed to be just a string of edited together stock footage and this string of random thoughts being spoken. I can fucking make that movie.
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