![]() ![]() Atrocities are seen from the protagonist’s point of view as the film develops into a gripping, harrowing story of survival against the odds. Roman Polanski’s story about a Polish-Jewish pianist dodging the Nazis in occupied Warsaw (adapted from the memoirs of pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman) won Oscars galore, including Best Actor for Adrien Brody. This gripping, occasionally over-egged account reveals how he was finally brought down. ![]() ![]() ![]() A compelling retelling of a horrifying case.Ĭurtis Warren was the bane of law enforcement for years, operating his drug-trafficking empire out of Liverpool with the assistance of Central American diplomats and senior British police. The board game’s origin story is no less dramatic as this fascinating documentary details: Quakers, radical feminists and an engineer laid low by the Depression all feature.ĭangerous Dogs: What’s the Truth? TonightĬharlotte Hawkins reports on the rise in reported dog attacks across England and Wales, with a record 10 fatalities from dog-related injuries last year: why is it happening, and what can be done to address it?Ĭode Blue: the Killing of June Fox-Robertsįollowing the arrest of student Luke Deeley for the appalling killing and dismemberment of June Fox-Roberts, the police must find the evidence to bring him to justice in the absence of a confession. Intended as a critique of capitalism, Monopoly has instead become an emblem of the cutthroat, “greed is good” mentality. Former Belgium and Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany oversaw a near-flawless promotion campaign last season, and this series examines precisely how he did it, with a spot of socio-economic commentary on the side. The trouble is that new Burnley chairman Alan Pace is no Ryan Reynolds, while Burnley were only relegated from the Premier League in 2022. This four-part series (also boxsetted) is clearly jostling for similar turf to Welcome to Wrexham as an underdog story of a revived community and a team underwritten by millions of US dollars. GTĪt least 60 women accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault only Andrea Constand secured a conviction, and this by turns horrifying and inspiring two-parter follows her quest for justice in a system that still feels overwhelmingly stacked against the victims. Skilfully assembled, it is a keen balance of wit and rage that only increases in intensity as the series goes on. From there, a cavalcade of (mostly fictional) characters is introduced at breakneck speed, most notably Uzo Aduba’s campaigning DA Edie Flowers, West Duchovny’s naïve pharma sales rep and Taylor Kitsch’s mechanic, ever more dependent on Sackler’s marquee drug, Oxycontin, after a work injury. But smart casting and a brash brand of storytelling drawing heavily on The Big Short in its snazzy exposition strategies (the soundtrack groans with needle drops from Beastie Boys to Simon & Garfunkel) makes this six-part series from Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) well worth your time.Īn arresting real-world opening, as a mother recalls her opioid-addicted son’s death, segues into Richard Sackler (a chillingly blank Matthew Broderick) angrily trying to silence a persistent alarm in his mansion. Coming relatively soon after Dopesick, Disney+’s drama about the Sackler family presiding over the opioid crisis that has wreaked carnage across the US, Painkiller perhaps cannot help but feel a little after the event. ![]()
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