Anna Kendrick directs herself, Daniel Zovatto and Nicolette Robinson in this Seventies true crime story where a wanted serial killer appeared on a blind date TV show unvetted.

A fresh way to approach the serial killer subgenre. Kendrick makes a very fine stab at her directorial debut. Casting relative unknowns around her who all give emotive, true performances. The period setting rings true even while trying to view the gender and sexual politics through a 21st century frame. This gets really grindingly tense and uncomfortably intense at times without ever tipping into exploitation. Zovatto makes for a palpably unsettling screen presence. Writing about it belatedly the whole quality package has settled in really well with me. Would certainly watch again.

7

Perfect Double Bill: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

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