
West Memphis Three Docs
These documentaries are so, so good. If you haven't watched (especially if you aren't familiar at all with the West Memphis Three), you really should. I watched it in 2012 and it changed my perspective on so many things--the satanic panic, false confessions, Metallica (made me a fan), wrongful convictions, etc. I am rewatching them now as a law student and they're still so incredible. I remain amazed at the access the documentarians had. Not only do they bring us the courtroom during the trial, but we can see how the lawyers (both the defense and the prosecution) strategized their arguments. The young men are all interviewed in prison, and we can see an intimate look into the families of both the victims and the accused are.
I honestly can't talk about these films enough. I want the directors to do a follow up.